Étienne Doirat (c. 1675-1732) was a French furniture designer.
Étienne Doirat | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1675 |
| Died | 1732 |
| Occupation | Furniture designer |
| Spouse | Marguerite Borel |
| Children | 7 |
Early life
editÉtienne Doirat was born circa 1675.[1] His family had been ébénistes in Paris since the early 1600s.[1][2]
Career
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Doirat designed "commodes, armoires, corner cupboards, and tables" as well as sideboards, writing desks, etc.[1][2][3] He used exotic wood like amaranth, mahogany, olivetree wood, lemontree wood, rosewood, ebony, etc.[2]
Doirat stamped his name to his furniture at a time when it was not the proper way.[1] Indeed, furniture design guilds only allowed it was late as 1743.[1]
In 1731, only one year before his death, he opened a store on the Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.[1][2]
One of his commodes can be seen at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Personal life
editHe married Marguerite Borel in 1704.[2] They had seven children.[2]
Death
editHe died in 1732.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g The J. Paul Getty Museum: Etienne Doirat
- ^ a b c d e f Augarde, Jean-Dominique (1985). "Etienne Doirat, Menuisier en Ebène". The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal. 13: 33–52. JSTOR 4166526.
- ^ Stéphane Castelluccio, Le commerce du luxe à Paris aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: échanges nationaux et internationaux, London: Peter Lang, 2009, pp. 185-186
- ^ J. Paul Getty Museum: Commode