Oak carcass; satinwood and amaranth veneer; violet wood bois de bout marquetry; gilt bronze; leather. H. 86 cm. (34 in.); W. 100.5 cm. (39 ½ in.); D. 57.5 cm. (22 ¾ in.). STAMP: B.V.R.B. visible under the top and B… under the lower rail of the desk. Marked with a crowned “C”, visible on the… Continue reading BUREAU DE PENTE
Carcass of oak and fir; polychrome wood marquetry; main background of the marquetry on the front in pear wood; some backgrounds in rosewood; end-grain yew and wood stained green (sides); chiselled bronzes and gilded with original ormolu; Flanders Royal red marble (Belgian red-grey). H. 102 cm. (40 ¼ in.): L. 137.5 cm. (54 ¼ in.); W.… Continue reading COMMODE WITH A TROPHY OF ARMS
PROVENANCE: Collection of Edward George Villiers Stanley (1865-1948), 17th Earl of Derby, and his wife, Alice Maud Olivia Montagu (1862-1957), Countess of Derby, daughter of the 7th Duke of Manchester, and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925), consort of King Edouard VII of England (1841-1910) from 1901 to 1910, in their… Continue reading GEORGE II PERIOD CONSOLE
‘Boulle’ marquetry of loggerhead (Caouane) tortoiseshell, copper and pewter and blackened oak, ornamentation of chiselled and gilded bronze. Total H.: 129 cm. ( 50 ¾ in.); L. 27 cm. ( 10 ½ in.) ; D. 17 cm. ( 7 in.) PROVENANCE: Auction of Augustin Bondel de Gagny, 10th December 1776, n° 967; auction of the… Continue reading PAIR OF GAINES (PEDESTALS)
Oak and poplar carcass; amaranth veneer; silvered and gilded bronze; leather. H. 79 cm. (31 1/8 in.); W. 172 cm.; (67 ¾ in.); D. 86 cm. (34 in.). SIGNATURE: BELLANGÉ/BREVETÉ DU GARDE MEUBLE DE LA COURONNE/PARIS/ RUE RICHER/PASSAGE SAUNIER N° 8, visible on a moulded and bretté (ribbed) bronze plaque with a beaded oval cartouche,… Continue reading CENTRE TABLE
Very certainly on behalf of a high dignitary of one of the two main administrative districts founded by the crown of Castille in its overseas dominions: the viceroyalty of Peru created by Charles V in 1542 or the viceroyalty of new Spain in Mexico established in 1535. Exotic woods; ebony and blackened wood, inlaid with… Continue reading EXCEPTIONAL GAVETERO (CABINET)
“Pineau provided the designs & worked on all the interior ornamentation”description of the Château d’Asnières by Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d’Argenville, Voyage pittoresque des environs de Paris, ou Description des maisons royales, chateaux & autre lieux de plaisance, situés à quinze lieues aux environs de cette ville, Paris, 1755, p. 8. (ill. 2) Bois sculpté et doré… Continue reading PAIR OF CONSOLES “WITH LION’S MUZZLES”
Painted and gilded wood; chiselled and gilded bronze; retaining a large and poignant part of its original red cloth upholstery. H. 97.5 cm. (38 ½ in.); W. 68.5 cm. (27 in.); D. 58 cm. (23 in.). Unstamped. PROVENANCE : delivered in 1800 by Jacob-Frères to be placed in the Council Room of Napoleon Bonaparte, FirstConsul,… Continue reading PAIR OF LARGE ARMCHAIRS FROM A SUITE OF TEN
Chiselled and gilt bronze; cloisonné enamels. H. 71 cm. (28 in.); D. 62.5 cm. (24¾ in.). MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS: Signature, date and inventory number visible in a cloisonné cartouche located on the tray, at the end of the branch supporting the bird: 1885/Christofle & Cie/157. PROVENANCE: collection of Henri Bouilhet (1830-1910), nephew and brother-in-law of… Continue reading JAPANESE-STYLE GUERIDON TABLE
Hungarian oak carcass; rosewood, amaranth and burr maple veneer; polychrome wood marquetry on a green-stained sycamore ground; light wood fillets; gilded bronze; leather; glass. H. 77.5 cm. (30 ½ in.) ; W. 51 cm. (20 in.); D. 40 cm. (15 ¾ in.). Stamped three times: J.H. RIESENER. PROVENANCE: collection of Count Patrice de Vogüé (1928-2020)… Continue reading TABLE À OUVRAGE
Moulded limewood, carved and painted in sea-green (vert d’eau); white marble. H. 101 cm. (39 ¾ in.) ; W. 99.5 cm. (39 ¼ in.); D. 50 cm. (19 ¾ in.). MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS: 44341, number in graphite visible on the frames of the two consoles and on the reverse of their marble tops; number 23… Continue reading PAIR OF CONSOLES
Carved and gilded oak; Sarrancolin marble. H. 78 cm. (30 ¾ in.) ; W. 164 cm. (64 ½ in.); D. 62 cm. (24 ½ in.). PROVENANCE: most certainly executed for the court of Charles III Philip (born 4th November 1661 in Neuburg, died 31st December 1742 in Mannheim), of the House of Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine,… Continue reading PAIR OF MONOGRAMMED CONSOLES WITH LION’S MUZZLES
Executed for the cabinet of Ange-Laurent Lalive de Jully (1725-1779), Introducer of Ambassadors at Court. Oak carcass; ebony and ebony veneers; gilt bronze; brass fillets; glass; red griotte marble. H. 94 cm. (37 in.); W. 161.5 cm. (63 ½ in.); D. 49.5 cm. (19 ½ in). STAMPS: JOSEPH once; and J.F. LELEU twice, who modified… Continue reading ‘COQUILLIER’ (SHELL CABINET)
Moulded, carved and gilded walnut; Breche Violette marble. H. 86 cm. (34 in.); W. 155 cm. (61 in.); D. 63.5 cm. (25 in.). PROVENANCE: collection of Pierre-Louis-Bernard d’Harcourt (1842-1914), 5th Marquis of Harcourt-Olonde, and his wife, née Marguerite de Gontaut-Biron, (1850-1953), at the Château de Saint-Eusoge, Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses (Yonne, France); collection of their son, Etienne d’Harcourt… Continue reading RÉGENCE PERIOD CONSOLE TABLE
Carcass of Hungarian oak; veneered with amaranth; gilt bronze; metal; black leather with gilded edging. STAMPS: B.V.R.B. MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS: LG, mark in white paint visible on the reverse of the right rear leg of the desk.du bureau. H. 76 cm. (29 ¾ in.); W. 172 cm. (67 ½ in.); D. 84 cm. (33 in.).… Continue reading “BUREAU PLAT” FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF ANDRÉ SAINT (1871-1933)
Carved, gilded and silvered wood ; top inlaid with tin, brass, ebony and amaranth. H. 114 cm. (45 in.); W. 43 cm. (17 in.); D. 34 cm. (13 ½ in.). COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Theodoor Herman Lunsingh Scheurleer, « Pierre Gole, Ébéniste du roi Louis XIV », The Burlington Magazine, vol. CXXII (June 1980), p. 380-394 ; Theodoor Herman Lunsingh Scheurleer,… Continue reading A PAIR OF TORCHÈRES «AUX MAURES»
Saint-Domingue mahogany and mahogany veneer, figured and moiré; chased and gilt bronze; white marble with grey veining. H. 102.5 cm. (40 ¼ in.); W. 99 cm. (39 in.); D. 60 cm. (23 ¾ in.). STAMP: P. GARNIER, visible beneath the rear rail of the top. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s sale, Monaco, 23–24 June 1985, lot 902; collection of Hubert… Continue reading CHEST OF DRAWERS ADORNED WITH MERCURY MASK
Carved and gilded wood. H. 101 cm. (40 in.); W. 78 cm. (30 ¾ in.); D. 64 cm. (25 ¼ in.). PROVENANCE: Etienne Lévy collection in Paris ; Luigi Anton Laura collection, sale in Paris, Sotheby’s / Poulain Le Fur, June 27, 2001, lot n° 50. A quintessential example of the art of chairmaking in Paris… Continue reading PAIR OF “À LA REINE” ARMCHAIRS
Carved, painted and gilded wood. H. 105 cm. (41 ½ in.); W. 184 cm. (72 ½ in.); D. 70 cm. (27 ½ in.). STAMPED: P. PLUVINET. PROVENANCE: private collection. Philippe Joseph Pluvinet is one of the most talented seat-makers of the second half of the 18th century. His style is imbued with lightness and the… Continue reading PAIR OF SOFAS “A LA TURQUE”
Carved mahogany; ivory and ebony marquetry; red leather. H. 96.5 cm. (38 in.); W. 71 cm. (28 in.); D. 76 cm. (30 in.). Marks and inscriptions: C B, stencil letters visible on the back of the seat frame of the armchair. Provenance: private collection. COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Guillaume Janneau, Le Mobilier français, Les Sièges, Paris, 1967,… Continue reading LARGE STUDY ARMCHAIR
Chased patinated gilt bronze; pink granite.H. 90 cm. (35 ½ in.); W. 137 cm. (54 in.); D. 77 cm. (30 ½ in.). PROVENANCE: formerly in the collection of the Baron and the Baronne Eugène Charles Joachim Fould-Springer, then collection of Nathaniel de Rothschild, in Palais Abbatial of Royaumont (Val-d’Oise, France). COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Denis Roche, Le… Continue reading CENTRE TABLE WITH “DUPASQUIER CHIMERAS”
Oak frame; mahogany veneering; bronzed wood; gilt bronze, metal; leather, blue velvet with gold border.H. 85 cm. (33 ½ in.); W. 204 cm. (80 ½ in.); D. 101 cm. (39 ¾ in.). PROVENANCE: former collection of Cecil Blumenthal, known as Blunt, and Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt (1885-1971), Count and Countess Pecci-Blunt, at the “Villa Reale” in… Continue reading TABLE-PUPITRE À CRÉMAILLÈRE
Oak frame; ebony veneer; “première partie” copper and tortoiseshell marquetry; brass fillets; metal; Portor marble. Pietra dura panel adorned with parrot perched on a shrub: Florence, late 17th century. H. 101.5 cm. (40 in.); W. 144.5 cm. (57 in.); D. 48 cm. (19 in.). STAMPED: E. LEVASSEUR twice visible on the carcass under the marble… Continue reading MEUBLE À HAUTEUR D’APPUI
Carved and gilded wood. Tête-à-tête: H. 98 cm. (38 ½ in.); W. 125 cm. (49 ¼ in.); D. 66 cm. (26 in.). Armchair: H. 98 cm. (38 ½ in.); W. 67 cm. (26 ½ in.); D. 55 cm. (21 ¾ in.). STAMP: « Jacob-Desmalter, rue Meslée » Ink Mark: « Werner » LABEL: « Maréchal Davout, rez-de-chaussée, nouvelle chambre à… Continue reading SET CONSISTING OF TWO TÊTES-À-TÊTES (LOVESEATS) AND FOUR ARMCHAIRS
