Étienne Avril
French furniture designer
About Étienne Avril
Lived 1748 – 1791 (aged 42–43). Étienne Avril was a furniture designer.
Étienne Avril (1748-1791) was a French furniture designer, or ébéniste.
Early life Étienne Avril was born in 1748. He had two brothers, both of whom also became ébénistes.
Career As an ébéniste, Avril mostly designed rectangular mahogany panels, framed by bronze. For example, he added two nymphs made of bisque to a wardrobe he designed for the Palace of Fontainebleau. 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.
Personal life and death Avril resided on the rue de Charenton in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine of Paris. He died on 24 June 1791.
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French furniture designer
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Étienne Avril was born in 1748.
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Étienne Avril died on 24 June 1791.
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Étienne Avril was a furniture designer.
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