Lot 1039 - A182 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 21. septembre 2017, 10h00
IMPORTANT COMMODE "AUX BUSTES DE FEMME",
French Regency/Louis XV, signed L. DE LAITRE (Louis Delaitre, maître 1738), Paris ca. 1735/45.
Tulipwood and purpleheart, in veneer and finely inlaid with reserves and decorative frieze. Front with 3 drawers, the top drawer divided in two. Exquisite matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and applications designed as female busts, Cupids, lion heads, cartouches and decorative frieze. Shaped white/red speckled marble top, repaired.
145x69x89 cm.
Provenance:
- formerly part of the Di Capua Collection, Turin.
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
An almost identical commode is depicted in: P. Verlet, La maison du XVIIIe siècle en France, Fribourg 1966; p. 156 (Fig. 111).
Literature:
- P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989, pp. 229 ff. (biogr. information).
- formerly part of the Di Capua Collection, Turin.
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
An almost identical commode is depicted in: P. Verlet, La maison du XVIIIe siècle en France, Fribourg 1966; p. 156 (Fig. 111).
Literature:
- P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989, pp. 229 ff. (biogr. information).
CHF 18 000 / 28 000 | (€ 18 560 / 28 870)
Vendu pour CHF 18 000 (frais inclus)
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