Lot 1101 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 21. March 2024, 01.30 PM
COMMODE "TÊTE DE BÉLIER"
Transition style, Paris ca. 1860, stamped on the corner stud P. Sormani Paris (Paul Sormani, 1817-1877). After a model by Charles Topino.
Amaranth, tulipwood and purpleheart inlaid in rectangular reserves and in veneer. Trapezoidal body on a cut-out frame and curved legs with sabots. Front with three drawers, the lower two are sans-traverse drawers. Bronze mounts in the form of rams' heads, palmettes, laurel wreaths, medallions and meander friezes. The apron with openwork mounts of playing bacchantes. 'Brèche d'Alep' marble top with shaped edge. 1 key.
116 × 54.5 × 90.5 cm.
Good restored condition. Minor signs of use.
Provenance: Suisse romande private collection.
A very similar model by Charles Topino, except for the side doors and the bronze decoration in the lower part of the drawer, is illustrated in: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Dictionnaire des ébenistes et des menuisiers, Les éditions de l'amateur, Paris 1989. p. 884, fig. A. Another very similar model, except for the side doors and the bronze decoration in the lower part of the drawer, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York (inv. no. 69.9.3).
Provenance: Suisse romande private collection.
A very similar model by Charles Topino, except for the side doors and the bronze decoration in the lower part of the drawer, is illustrated in: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Dictionnaire des ébenistes et des menuisiers, Les éditions de l'amateur, Paris 1989. p. 884, fig. A. Another very similar model, except for the side doors and the bronze decoration in the lower part of the drawer, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York (inv. no. 69.9.3).
CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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