A pair of gilt-bronze-mounted première-partie Boulle marquetry console tables attributed to André-Charles Boulle, partly Louis XIV and adapted in the second half of the 18th century by Etienne Levasseur, both stamped E. Levasseur and JME
Auction Closed
October 11, 05:25 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A pair of gilt-bronze-mounted première-partie Boulle marquetry console tables attributed to André-Charles Boulle, partly Louis XIV and adapted in the second half of the 18th century by Etienne Levasseur, both stamped E. Levasseur and JME
gilt-bronze-mounted, tortoiseshell, pewter, brass and ebony veneered; each with a rectangular top above a horizontal band of piastre motifs, shaped apron with a frieze drawer mounted with a female espagnolette mask, above a stylised scallop shell in the form of lambrequins and scrolled acanthus, on twin square tapering supports with gilt-bronze gadrooned collars and stepped square bases, the backboard with a recessed panel within a leaf cast border flanked by a single tapering pilaster, on a tortoiseshell veneered concave-fronted platform stretcher surmounted by a raised circular boss in the form of a gadrooned and husk cast cushion centered by an inlaid patera, on two pairs of later gilt-bronze spiral-twist front feet and bracket rear feet, the whole inlaid with scrolling acanthus, foliage, husks, rinceaux and laurel leaves
height 33¾in.; width 31⅔in.; prof 15⅓in.; 86 cm; 80,5 cm; 39 cm.
(2)
____________________________________________
Paire de consoles en marqueterie Boulle d'écaille de tortue, laiton et étain et montures de bronze doré probablement adaptées par Etienne Levasseur à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, à partir d'éléments antérieurs, estampillées E. LEVASSEUR
height 33¾in.; width 31⅔in.; prof 15⅓in.; 86 cm; 80,5 cm; 39 cm.
(2)
Collection of the Marquis de Foz, Palacio Foz, Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal;
Collection of Edward Steinkopff, 47 Berkeley Square, London;
Sold from the Important Collection of the late Edward Steinkopff, removed from 47 Berkeley Square, W1, Christie's London, 22-23 May 1935, lot 167 (illustrated), where ‘The Nile and Tiber’ companion Louis XIV bronze groups were sold: 'on contemporary Boulle stands with square tapering legs and shaped open shelves below. Inlaid with scroll foliage and arabesques in pewter and brass on tortoiseshell, mounted with ormolu acanthus foliage and masks in the centre of the aprons.'
Galerie Aveline, Paris 2007.
____________________________________________
Collection du marquis de Foz, Palacio Foz, Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbonne;
Collection of Edward Steinkopff, 47 Berkeley Square, Londres;
Vente Important Collection of the late Edward Steinkopff, 47 Berkeley Square, W1, Londres, Christie's Londres, 22-23 mai 1935, lot 167 (illustré), où les groupes 'Le Nile et le Tibre' furent aussi vendus : 'on contemporary Boulle stands with square tapering legs and shaped open shelves below. Inlaid with scroll foliage and arabesques in pewter and brass on tortoiseshell, mounted with ormolu acanthus foliage and masks in the centre of the aprons.'
Galerie Aveline, Paris 2007.
G. Wilson, Selections from the Decorative Arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1997, p. 12-13, no. 6.
Silvia Davoli, Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill: Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection, London 2018, p.81.
Alexandre Pradère, Les Ébénistes Français de Louis XIV à la Revolution, Paris 1989, p.68, fig. 14.
You May Also Like
