Étienne Avril

Étienne Avril (1748-1791) was a French furniture designer, or ébéniste.

Étienne Avril
Born1748
DiedJune 24, 1791
OccupationFurniture designer

Early life

Étienne Avril was born in 1748.[1] He had two brothers, both of whom also became ébénistes.[2]

Career

As an ébéniste, Avril mostly designed rectangular mahogany panels, framed by bronze.[2] He became a maître-ébéniste, or master furniture designer, in 1774.[2] A year later, in 1775, he began adding porcelain to the design of his furniture.[3] For example, he added two nymphs made of bisque to a wardrobe he designed for the Palace of Fontainebleau.[2] Other notable pieces of furniture include a marquetry desk with a glass door for the Mirault family, and a mahogany guéridons with leg made of gilded bronze for the Sené family.[2]

Personal life and death

Avril resided on the rue de Charenton in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine of Paris.[2] He died on June 24, 1791.[2]

References
  1. Vetois, Isabelle (December 1990). "Etienne Avril : un ébéniste à la veille de la Révolution". L'Estampille - L'Objet d'art (242). pp. 54–65.
  2. Girodie, André; Marcel, Adrien; Vial, Henri (1912). Les artistes décorateurs du bois : répertoire alphabétique des Ébénistes, Menuisiers Sculpteurs, Doreurs sur bois, etc., ayant travaillé en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. 1. Paris: Bibliothèque d'art et d'archéologie. p. 12. OCLC 4675180 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Girodie, André; Marcel, Adrien; Vial, Henri (1912). Les artistes décorateurs du bois : répertoire alphabétique des Ébénistes, Menuisiers Sculpteurs, Doreurs sur bois, etc., ayant travaillé en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. 2. Paris: Bibliothèque d'art et d'archéologie. p. xviii. OCLC 4675180 – via Internet Archive.


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