25 Nov 2009
14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
Back to auction 16889
Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
Back to auction 16889
An important French mid-19th century Renaissance style carved oak, walnut, fruitwood and specimen marble dressoir
in the manner of Fourdinois or Sauvrezy
the central arched mirror set with heraldic shield, flanked to each side by a niche and surmounted by a breakfront top with lions' heads, supported by four fluted columns, above a central rising door and three frieze drawers with putti playing with dragons and dolphins, with a ram's head to each angle, above four female caryatids emblematic of the seasons, with a cupboard door to each side, centred by a medallion depicting the earth and the sea, on a stepped base and bracket feet, carved all-over with fruits, floral garlands and classical ornaments, mounted with Sablé Black and Brocatelle marble plaques, 230cm wide, 62.5cm deep, 285cm high (90.5" wide, 24.5" deep, 112" high).
the central arched mirror set with heraldic shield, flanked to each side by a niche and surmounted by a breakfront top with lions' heads, supported by four fluted columns, above a central rising door and three frieze drawers with putti playing with dragons and dolphins, with a ram's head to each angle, above four female caryatids emblematic of the seasons, with a cupboard door to each side, centred by a medallion depicting the earth and the sea, on a stepped base and bracket feet, carved all-over with fruits, floral garlands and classical ornaments, mounted with Sablé Black and Brocatelle marble plaques, 230cm wide, 62.5cm deep, 285cm high (90.5" wide, 24.5" deep, 112" high).
Sold for
£38,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This type of Renaissance style architectural cabinet can be related to International Exhibition pieces of the mid-19th century, particularly to the pieces presented by Parisian workshops at the 1851, 1855 and 1867 Exhibitions.
The wood-work, carved panels and inserted hard stones are typical of pieces by Auguste-Hippolyte Sauvrezy (1815-1854) or the Fourdinois firm directed by Alexandre Georges (1799-1871) and his son Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907).
The heraldic shield of a demi-eagle emerging from a tower represent the arms of a Spanish noble family, most probably a Marquis.
Category: Furniture / Fine Furniture and Works of Art
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