Adrien Faizelot-Delorme (master in 1748 – after 1783) was a well-known cabinetmaker (''
ébéniste
''Ébéniste'' () is a loanword (from French) for a cabinet-maker, particularly one who works in ebony.
Etymology and ambiguities
As opposed to ''ébéniste'', the term ''menuisier'' denotes a woodcarver or chairmaker in French. The English equiv ...
'') working in
Paris
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, the most prominent in a family of ''ébénistes''
Becoming
master 22 June 1748, he set up in the rue du Temple, a centrally-located site where fashionable clients could find him, for he worked as a
dealer
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in
furniture
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as well as running his own workshop; as dealer, his stamp is often found on pieces made by other ''ébénistes''. His own furniture featured fine marquetry and lacquered furniture.
In 1783 Delorme sold his remaining
stock
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at public auction and retired from business.
[Watson 1966.]
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French furniture makers
Furniture designers from Paris
Year of death missing
1748 births