Marcel Boulanger was a French sculptor and interiors artist who was in demand during the Belle Époque for decorating elaborate hotels and private residences.[1] He decorated the lounge of the Ritz Hotel in the Louis XIV style during its construction from 1905–1906. In 1909–1910, Claridge's Hotel determined to renovate their facility to better compete with the newly completed Ritz. They hired Boulanger to create the relief sculptures of the ballroom in the Parisian style of Louis XV.[2]

Boulanger collected Louis XIV, XV, and XVI furniture[3] for his clientele, who generally included the upper echelons of society, like Jacques Seligmann[4] and Robert Fleming. Fleming hired Boulanger in 1912 to design the dining room of his residence at 27 Grosvenor Square.[1] Though he often worked in London, Boulanger's offices were located at the Hotel Nicolai in Paris.[4]

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  1. 1 2 Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh; Watkin, David; Collie, Keith (1980). The London Ritz : a social and architectural history. London: Aurum. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-906-05301-0. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brook Street: South Side". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue De La Collection Marcel Boulanger". Mare Magnum (in French). Mare Magnum. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Paris Office Correspondence: B 1917-1929, Letters from M Boulanger to G Seligmann, Letters #91-98". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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