MAISON JANSEN - Lot 328

MAISON JANSEN Pair of side tables, lacquered and gilded wood, bronze sabots They bear the inventory numbers of the and stamped JANSEN H: 63 x W: 45 x D: 44.5 cm Provenance: S.M. le roi Léopold III et la princesse de Réthy, Château d'Argenteuil. The Château d'Argenteuil in Waterloo near Brussels was the principal residence of H.M. King Leopold III and Princesse de Réthy from 1960. The interior design was entrusted to Maison Jansen under the direction of decorator Stéphane Boudin (1888-1967). Maison Jansen was responsible for all aspects of the château's interior design curtains, hangings, wallpapers, furnishing accessories, fabrics, trimmings... Stéphane Bousin had already worked in Argenteuil under the original owner, William Hallam Tuck (1890-1966) to silver the oak woodwork in the staircase, hall and dining room. Our sofa was supplied by Jansen during this work.