BG172
Glass topped pair of tables by La Maison Jansen, 1960s
17" high, 51" wide, 25.5" deep

Patronized by captains of industry, leaders of international society and the occasional dictator, Maison Jansen was the most famous and influential decorating house of the 20th century. Founded in Paris by Dutch entrepreneur Jean-Henri Jansen in 1880, the firm eventually opened offices or boutiques in Buenos Aires, London, Cairo, Alexandria, Havana, and New York as well as Prague, Sao Paolo, Rome, Milan and Geneva. Although Maison Jansen continuously promoted a modern or reform aesthetic throughout its existence, the design house became renowned for its adoption of the 18th Century neoclassical styles associated with the last French Bourbon kings. Designer Stephane Boudin, who led Jansen from 1936 to 1961, established what became the internationally recognized Jansen look: a skillful melding of 18th century palace historicism, country house subtleties and 1920s Hollywood theatrics.

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