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A French Renaissance style carved walnut dressoir, Isle-de France or Loire Valley, incoroprating 16th century panels, 19th century
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- 163cm. high, 110cm. wide, 52cm. deep; 5ft.4¼in., 3ft.7¼in., 1ft.8½in.
of canted form, the front with a door with a figure with a hunting horn standing on a neo-classical vase flanked by freestanding turned columns, the sides with a seraphim within scrolling foliage and grotesque masks above a frieze drawer, the solid backboard inset with a panel with a cherub brandishing a flaming torch in one hand and in the other a parchment scroll, on a platform base, on block feet, the whole carved with ribbons, foliage and grotesques
Condition
Old marks, chips and scratches and evidence of old worm which appears no longer active. There is a vertical crack in the back panel with cherub which can either be left or filled and also horizontal construction cracks in the base. An attractive lot in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Comprative Literature:
J. Boccador, Le Mobilier Français du Moyen Age à la Renaissance,Château de Saint-Rémy-en-l'eau, 1988, p. 115, fig. 89, for a related marriage dressoir described as `bords de Loire?', circa 1520-1530, of similar canted form carved with cherubs and with freestanding turned columns reproduced here in fig.1. The iconography on the illustrated dressoir is emblematic of Love and depicts Venus together with the figure of Eros.The offered dressoir must also be a marriage dressoir as it is carved with the figure of Love with a flaming Torch on the backboard.
J. Boccador, Le Mobilier Français du Moyen Age à la Renaissance,Château de Saint-Rémy-en-l'eau, 1988, p. 115, fig. 89, for a related marriage dressoir described as `bords de Loire?', circa 1520-1530, of similar canted form carved with cherubs and with freestanding turned columns reproduced here in fig.1. The iconography on the illustrated dressoir is emblematic of Love and depicts Venus together with the figure of Eros.The offered dressoir must also be a marriage dressoir as it is carved with the figure of Love with a flaming Torch on the backboard.