Furniture
The Gatchina Museum had about 2500 pieces of furniture before World War II, of which less then 300 pieces have survived, according to records. Interestingly enough, the report compiled by V.M. Kuchumov in 1941 and describing the furniture collection held at the Central Depository of Museum Holdings indicated that most of its collection was made up of items evacuated from the Gatchina palace – 25… items in total.
Not all of the objects survived the hardships caused by evacuation, numerous transportations and improper storage. Some were written off in the 1950s as damaged beyond recovery. The Museum holdings currently include just 180 items from the original collection, only 134 of those bear inventory numbers of the Central Depository. The majority of the furniture collection was lost during the war, while the items that were not put on display were sold off back in the 1920s as “having no artistic value”. Nevertheless, the furniture collection at the Gatchina Palace features the finest pieces produced by European and Russian cabinet makers in the late 18th-early 20th centuries.
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Tripod table
Tripod table
Stool
Folding stool, one of a pair
Bureau
Bureau
Bureau
A chair from the crimson furniture set
Coronation throne of Alexander III
Throne of Emperor Paul I
Russia, late 18th century.
Bronze, gilding, jasper, blue glass. 84 сm high, diameter – 107 сm.
Bronze, gilding, jasper, blue glass. 84 сm high, diameter – 107 сm.
Possibly Russian, second quarter 19th century. (Attributed to Italy (?) in the records).
Wood, bronze, lithographic stone, precious stones, carving, gilding, mosaics. 78.5 сm high, diameter – 82.5 сm.
Wood, bronze, lithographic stone, precious stones, carving, gilding, mosaics. 78.5 сm high, diameter – 82.5 сm.
Russia, 3rd quarter 18th century. Fabric by the Savonnerie manufactory, France.
Carved and painted wood, pile fabric. 47 сm high, 63 сm wide, 52 сm deep.
Carved and painted wood, pile fabric. 47 сm high, 63 сm wide, 52 сm deep.
Paris, France, by workshop of Jean-Baptiste Boulard from the model by Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, 1786. Fabric by Sapozhnikov Manufactory, Moscow, second half 19th century.
Beech wood, carving, gilding, brocade. 57 сm high, 67 сm wide, 59 сm deep.
Beech wood, carving, gilding, brocade. 57 сm high, 67 сm wide, 59 сm deep.
St. Petersburg, Russia, by H.Gambs workshop, circa 1800.
Mahogany, ebony, metal, bronze, marquetry. 132 cm high, 111 сm wide, 64 сm deep.
Mahogany, ebony, metal, bronze, marquetry. 132 cm high, 111 сm wide, 64 сm deep.
St. Petersburg, Russia, H. Gambs, circa 1820.
Mahogany, bronze, morocco leather, carving, gilding. 133 сm high, 110 сm wide, 57 сm deep.
Mahogany, bronze, morocco leather, carving, gilding. 133 сm high, 110 сm wide, 57 сm deep.
St. Petersburg, Russia, by M. Veretennikov, late 18th century.
Inlaid wood, bronze, cloth, carving, gilding. 167 сm high,137 сm wide, 92 сm deep.
Inlaid wood, bronze, cloth, carving, gilding. 167 сm high,137 сm wide, 92 сm deep.
France, second half 18th century.
Wood, carving, gilding, velvet. 111 сm high,76 сm wide, 63 сm deep.
Wood, carving, gilding, velvet. 111 сm high,76 сm wide, 63 сm deep.
St. Petersburg, Russia, by A. Tour workshop, 1856, 1883.
Carved and painted giltwood, gilt brocade, silver thread, embroidery, applique, gilt bronze. 200 сm high, 192 сm high without crown, 112 сm wide, 89 cm deep.
Carved and painted giltwood, gilt brocade, silver thread, embroidery, applique, gilt bronze. 200 сm high, 192 сm high without crown, 112 сm wide, 89 cm deep.
St Petersburg, Russia, 1797, by Ch. Meyer workshop.
Wood, velvet, carving, gilding, silver and gilded thread embroidery. 164 cm. high, 190 cm. high with crown, 94 cm. wide, 94 cm. deep.
Wood, velvet, carving, gilding, silver and gilded thread embroidery. 164 cm. high, 190 cm. high with crown, 94 cm. wide, 94 cm. deep.