Étienne Doirat (c. 1675-1732) was a French furniture designer.

Early life

Étienne Doirat was born circa 1675.The J. Paul Getty Museum: Etienne Doirat
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s in Paris since the early 1600s.

Career

Doirat designed " commodes, armoires, corner cupboards, and tables" as well as sideboards, writing desks, etc.Stéphane Castelluccio
''Le commerce du luxe à Paris aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: échanges nationaux et internationaux''
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, mahogany, olivetree wood, lemontree wood, rosewood, ebony, etc. Doirat stamped his name to his furniture at a time when it was not the proper way. Indeed, furniture design guilds only allowed it was late as 1743. In 1731, only one year before his death, he opened a store on the Rue Saint-Honoré in the

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. One of his commodes can be seen at the J. Paul Getty Museum in

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.J. Paul Getty Museum: Commode
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Personal life

He married Marguerite Borel in 1704. They had seven children.

Death

He died in 1732.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doirat, Etienne 1732 deaths Furniture designers from Paris Year of birth uncertain