COFFEE TABLE WITH JAPANESE DECOR ATTRIBUTED TO THE HOUSE OF JANSEN

Large lacquered wood coffee table with Japanese décor on a gold background. The central scene, with polychrome flowers and blossoming trees, is framed by a red border accented with gold-painted braces and branches. Base in gunmetal and brass patina, and rectangular glass top. Attributed to the Maison Jansen. One of the most prestigious houses of the previous century, JANSEN was founded in 1880 by Dutchman Jean Henri Jansen. It was one of the great houses that revolutionized interior design in the 19th and 20th centuries. The company overturned traditional patterns of interior design, called on the services of many renowned designers (René Joubert, Carlos Ortiz etc.) and enjoyed incredible international expansion, notably in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Jansen began by specializing in the Turkish style and Japanese influences of the late 19th century. Later, it added imperial styles to its collections (notably for commissions for royal families). Jean Henri Janssen died in 1928, leaving the company in the hands of brilliant decorators. As early as 1888, Stéphane Boudin made his entrance and gave the Jansen style its letters of nobility. Indeed, with the arrival of this brilliant decorator, the company developed an aesthetic identity that would ensure its success for decades to come: a subtle, thoughtful blend of the various European and non-European styles that have marked the evolution of the Decorative Arts. At the end of the 20th century, undermined by changes in society, the gradual disappearance of the great royal and noble families and the scarcity of grand bourgeois homes, Jansen lost its influence and clientele, finally closing in 1989. XX° period, Circa: 1960 Dim: W:142cm, D:65cm, H:44cm.