Édouard Lièvre
Édouard Lièvre (22 September 1828 in Blamont – 26 November 1886 in Paris) was a French artist, painter, illustrator, cabinet maker, engraver and designer of ornamental art. He is most notable for the bed he designed in 1877 for the courtesan Valtesse de la Bigne. A lacquered rosewood Japanese-style cupboard by him in the form of a pagoda, with bronze lions and dragons writhing round columns, sold at Bonhams in London 12 December 2008 for £2,036,000,000, beating the world record for a 19th-century furniture item.
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Édouard Lièvre
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- Birth Name
- Édouard Lièvre
- Born
- 22 September 1828
- Died
- 26 November 1886
- Nationality
- France.
- Teachers
- Théodore Valério and Thomas Couture.
- Known for
- Lit de parade de Valtesse de la Bigne.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Édouard Lièvre (22 September 1828 in Blamont – 26 November 1886 in Paris) was a French artist, painter, illustrator, cabinet maker, engraver and designer of ornamental art. He is most notable for the bed he designed in 1877 for the courtesan Valtesse de la Bigne. A lacquered rosewood Japanese-style cupboard by him in the form of a pagoda, with bronze lions and dragons writhing round columns, sold at Bonhams in London 12 December 2008 for £2,036,000,000, beating the world record for a 19th-century furniture item.
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Training under Théodore Valério and Thomas Couture is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Lit de parade de Valtesse de la Bigne. Work by Édouard Lièvre is recorded in the collections of Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
• Birth Name — Édouard Lièvre • Born — 22 September 1828 • Died — 26 November 1886 • Illustration — Bed designed by Lièvre. Édouard Lièvre (22 September 1828 in Blamont – 26 November 1886 in Paris) was a French artist, painter, illustrator, cabinet maker, engraver and designer of ornamental art. He is most notable for the bed he designed in 1877 for the courtesan Valtesse de la Bigne. A lacquered rosewood Japanese-style cupboard by him in the form of a pagoda, with bronze lions and dragons writhing round columns, sold at Bonhams in London 12 December 2008 for £2,036,000,000, beating the world record for a 19th-century furniture item.
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Blâmont.
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17th arrondissement of Paris.
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