Nicolas Aubagnac
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object of desire
Pompadour already…
A master leatherworker dresses the Seti lamp with shagreen skins.
This craft was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries because leather was used to cover sword sheaths, desk tops, boxes, and jewelry cases.
Shagreen is ray leather. Its use dates back to the 8th century in Japan, where it was used to decorate sword hilts or inros.
Its fame originated in France in the 18th century thanks to the Marquise de Pompadour, who was very fond of objects covered in shagreen.
D’ailleurs, le mot « galuchat » vient du nom du maître gainier de Louis XV qui approvisionnait la cour : Jean Claude Galluchat.
taffeta lampshade
déclinaison possible en gainage de cuir
ou en marqueterie de paille
A rough diamond
In its raw state, shagreen skin is covered with small, extremely hard and sharp cones like spines that constitute the fish's defensive system.
To achieve the smooth surface you see on our lamp, these cones must be sanded with abrasives coated with diamond powder until they become shimmering "pearls"!
It is only through this slow and meticulous work that shagreen skin is transformed into a precious material comparable to a jewel.
