Open AccessTwo pedestal Tables by Jean-Charles-François Leloy in the Royal Collections of Patrimonio Nacional
Author(s) -
Mario Mateos Martín
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
res mobilis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2255-2057
DOI - 10.17811/rm.10.13-1.2021.165-188
Subject(s) - coronation , iconography , exhibition , art , regent , round table , art history , visual arts , table (database) , history , archaeology , humanities , computer science , database , ecology , session (web analytics) , biology , world wide web
The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth information of two pedestal tables (named Table du Sacre and Guéridon Mauresque) designed by Leloy, and kept in the royal collections of Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage).
Despite their differences, they both have some elements in common: not only Sèvres porcelain was used as their main decorative material offering painted historical scenes, but also both of them were gifts from French sovereigns to Spanish monarchs. The two pieces were also displayed in the 19th century at the Louvre Royale Manufactures Exhibitions as an example of the high quality that the Sèvres Manufacture achived.
Although the Table du Sacre (table of coronation due to its iconography) is of great interest, the decoration of the Guéridon Mauresque is specially remarkable as it provides an interesting insight between courts. It depicts Boabdil leaving the Alhambra, being directly inspired by the Nasrid Palace (15th century): a piece of furniture depicting a scene of the Spanish Moorish past, was made in France and later offered as a gift to the regent of the Spanish Kingdom María Cristina de Borbón.