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A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT SALOME CANEAttributed to Christian Ferdinand Morawe, executed by Theodor Fahrner, Pforzheim, 1905
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT CANEPossibly designed by Hermann Gradl the Elder, circa 1905

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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SECESSIONIST DIAMOND AND LAPIS LAZULI INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT OVERLAY ROCK CRYSTAL QUARTZ CANEDesigned by Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, circa 1907
A BELGIAN ART NOUVEAU ROCK CRYSTAL AND 800 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Henry Clemens van de Velde, circa 1915
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL ONYX INSET 900 STANDARD SILVER OVERLAY BROWN OBSIDIAN CANEAttributed to Victor Mayer, Pforzheim, 1902–1905
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE PERIDOT INSET 826 STANDARD SILVER OCEAN FLOOR CANEAttributed to Christian Fjerdingstad, Skagen, circa 1920
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU GREEN GLASS INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER BEETLE CANE Designed and executed by Henri Vever, Paris, circa 1890-1900
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE COPPER AND 830 STANDARD SILVER ROBOT CANEDesigned and executed by Carl M. Cohr, Fredericia, 1921
A TIFFANY & CO. ART DECO COBALT GLASS INSET STERLING SILVER CANENew York, New York, circa 1935
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL LAPIS LAZULI INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER CANEDesigned and executed by Emmy Roth, Berlin, 1914
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN JUGENDSTIL ONYX INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER CANEDesigned by Dagobert Peche for Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, circa 1915
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE GREEN GLASS INSET 830 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Evald Nielsen, Copenhagen, 1905-1931
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE OPAL INSET 826 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Mogens Ballin, Copenhagen, 1904-1937
A BELGIAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND OPAL INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER BEETLE CANEDesigned and executed by Philippe Wolfers, Brussels, 1900-1905
A SWEDISH DIAMOND INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER NIELLO SNAKE CANEDesigned and executed by Wilhelm James Andreevitch Bolin, Stockholm, 1919
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU DIAMOND INSET SILVER-GILT CARVED COW HORN FLOWER BUD CANEDesigned and executed by André Aucoc, Paris, circa 1900
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN JUGENDSTIL OPAL INSET 750 STANDARD SILVER-GILT ANTHROPOMORPHIC CANEDesigned and executed by František (Franta) Anýž, Czechoslovakia, 1905
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN JUGENDSTIL MOONSTONE INSET 750 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by František (Franta) Anýž, Czechoslovakia, 1905
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER CHAMELEON CANEDesigned and executed by Lucien Gaillard, Paris, circa 1900-1905
AN ITALIAN GRAND TOUR BLACK MARBLE, AGATE, AND LAPIS LAZULI PIETRA DURA CANEDesigned and executed by Giovanni Montelatici, Florence, 1890
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A FRENCH ART DECO DIAMOND INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER AND ENAMEL CANEDesigned and executed by Victor Boivin, Paris, circa 1905–1910
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 900 STANDARD SILVER NIELLO CANEDesigned and executed by Hermann & Speck, Pforzheim, circa 1902–1905
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A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 12
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 13
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 14
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 15
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 16
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 17
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 18
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 19
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 20
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 21
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 22
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 23
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 24
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 25
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 26
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 27
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 28
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 29
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 30
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commodeAttributed to Theodore Milletfourth quarter 19th century image 31
Lot 1162

A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commode
Attributed to Theodore Millet
fourth quarter 19th century

Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts
17 March 2014, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and palisander commode
Attributed to Theodore Millet
fourth quarter 19th century

The fleur de pecher marble top with stepped edge over a bombe case with two drawers inlaid sans traverse with a ribbon tied bouquet of acanthus and meandering floral vines within scrolling crossbanding enhancing the sinuous curves of the gilt bronze foliate scroll encadrements, flanked by Renaissance inspired espagnolettes, she in a ruffled bodice and feathered headdress, he in rakish chapeau, continuing to reeded chutes ending in scrolled acanthus sabots, the case sides with floral vining marquetry, the backs of chutes and sabots stamped with the letter "L".
height 37 1/2in (95cm); width 66in (168cm); depth 27in (69cm)

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Provenance:
Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, Twiggs Sale, April 27, 1970, sale 2708

The catalogue of the Exposition Universelle of 1905 illustrates a pedestal by Theodore Millet that is mounted with the identical male and female Renaissance chutes as well as the identical rocaille form cartouche that are found on the offered commode.

Theodore Millet founded Maison Millet in 1853. He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889, a Grand Prix in 1900 as well as four gold medals at that exposition. In 1902 he was granted permission for one month to study and prepare designs for a copy the cabinet a bijoux made for Marie Antoinette at Versailles.

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A BELGIAN ART NOUVEAU ROCK CRYSTAL AND 800 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Henry Clemens van de Velde, circa 1915
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL ONYX INSET 900 STANDARD SILVER OVERLAY BROWN OBSIDIAN CANEAttributed to Victor Mayer, Pforzheim, 1902–1905
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A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU GREEN GLASS INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER BEETLE CANE Designed and executed by Henri Vever, Paris, circa 1890-1900
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE COPPER AND 830 STANDARD SILVER ROBOT CANEDesigned and executed by Carl M. Cohr, Fredericia, 1921
A TIFFANY & CO. ART DECO COBALT GLASS INSET STERLING SILVER CANENew York, New York, circa 1935
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL LAPIS LAZULI INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER CANEDesigned and executed by Emmy Roth, Berlin, 1914
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A DANISH SKØNVIRKE GREEN GLASS INSET 830 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Evald Nielsen, Copenhagen, 1905-1931
A DANISH SKØNVIRKE OPAL INSET 826 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by Mogens Ballin, Copenhagen, 1904-1937
A BELGIAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND OPAL INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER BEETLE CANEDesigned and executed by Philippe Wolfers, Brussels, 1900-1905
A SWEDISH DIAMOND INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER NIELLO SNAKE CANEDesigned and executed by Wilhelm James Andreevitch Bolin, Stockholm, 1919
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU DIAMOND INSET SILVER-GILT CARVED COW HORN FLOWER BUD CANEDesigned and executed by André Aucoc, Paris, circa 1900
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN JUGENDSTIL OPAL INSET 750 STANDARD SILVER-GILT ANTHROPOMORPHIC CANEDesigned and executed by František (Franta) Anýž, Czechoslovakia, 1905
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN JUGENDSTIL MOONSTONE INSET 750 STANDARD SILVER-GILT CANEDesigned and executed by František (Franta) Anýž, Czechoslovakia, 1905
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER CHAMELEON CANEDesigned and executed by Lucien Gaillard, Paris, circa 1900-1905
AN ITALIAN GRAND TOUR BLACK MARBLE, AGATE, AND LAPIS LAZULI PIETRA DURA CANEDesigned and executed by Giovanni Montelatici, Florence, 1890
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A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU 800 STANDARD SILVER-GILT AND AMBER RETROFUTURISTIC CANEDesigned and executed by Henri Lapparra, Paris, circa 1923
A FRENCH ART DECO DIAMOND INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER AND ENAMEL CANEDesigned and executed by Victor Boivin, Paris, circa 1905–1910
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 900 STANDARD SILVER NIELLO CANEDesigned and executed by Hermann & Speck, Pforzheim, circa 1902–1905