A Louis-Philippe ormolu mounted inlaid ebony armoire
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A French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid ebony and ebonised armoire
most probably by Alexandre Bellangé
the arched top flanked to each side by a turned finial, above a bevelled mirrored cupboard door, the birch interior fitted with five adjustable shelves and a drawer, the angles with caryatid clasps, above a long drawer and bun feet, the back with various transport paper labels, one inscribed Frau Puhlschneider/ Heinrich Klingenberg/ Hamburg, 125cm wide, 54cm deep, 238cm high (49" wide, 21" deep, 93.5" high).
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,500 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000

Footnotes

  • This armoire forms part of an ebony and brass inlaid suite including pieces stamped Bellangé with identical female cariatid mounts and drawers centred by an identical patera. A cabinet from this suite, stamped Bellangé, was sold Sotheby's London, 3rd July 2007, lot 206 (£18,000).

    Alexandre Bellangé (1799-1863), succeded his father Louis-François circa 1823. He specialised in Boulle type furniture and participated in various international exhibitions of his time such as the London and Paris Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1855.

Category: Furniture / European Furniture and Works of Art

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