Artist & designer

Mathieu Béfort (Béfort Jeune)

French · 1813–1880 · 1 work available

Key facts

Nationality: French
Born: 1813
Died: 1880
Movement: Boulle style, Napoleon III
Period: 19th century
Techniques: cabinetmaking, Boulle marquetry, gilt bronze
Also spelled: Mathieu Béfort, BEFORT JEUNE, Béfort Jeune, Mathieu Befort

Biography

Born in Paris in 1813 into a family of cabinetmakers, Mathieu Béfort took over the family workshop on rue Neuve-Saint-Gilles and signed his work 'Béfort Jeune'. Specialising in Boulle-style marquetry and furniture inspired by Louis XIV and Louis XV, he won a medal at the 1844 industrial exhibition and became a supplier to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. His workshop was taken over by the cabinetmaker Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.

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Sources : https://www.wga.hu/bio/b/befort/biograph.html https://www.bada.org/object/pair-french-gilt-bronze-mounted-ebonised-meubles-dappui-mathieu-befort

Mathieu Béfort (Béfort Jeune)