Lot 1318 - A200 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 31. March 2022, 10.00 AM
HALF-HEIGHT CABINET WITH PIETRA DURA
Napoleon III, in the style of Louis XIV, France, 19th century.
Ebonized wood, the paneled door and drawer decorated with shale and applied fruit garlands, flowers as well as a bouquet of flowers, and decorated with semi-precious stones. Black marble top, edged in bronze, console feet. Opulent bronze mounts, designed as caryatids, rosettes, fillets and tendrils. 1 key.
135 × 48 × 124 cm.
Small restorations, minimal losses. Cracks in the shale.
Comparative literature: Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989, p. 49. Illustration of comparable half-height cabinets by Mathieu Béfort Jeune (1813-1885).
Comparative literature: Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989, p. 49. Illustration of comparable half-height cabinets by Mathieu Béfort Jeune (1813-1885).
CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)
Sold for CHF 8 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.