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A gilt-bronze mounted ebony and acajou moucheté commode à vantaux, Paris circa 1880
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- 112.5cm. high, 156cm. wide, 50cm. deep; 3ft.8½in., 5ft.1½in., 1ft.7½in.
in the manner of Adam Weisweiler, the breccia marble top, of breakfront outline, above a frieze drawer and three cupboards
Condition
In excellent restored condition. A few unobtrusive old cracks commensurate with age.
"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
Comparative Literature:
A. Pradère, French furniture makers, The art of the ébéniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, Tours, 1989, p. 397-8, nos. 488 and 491.
The distinctive fountain mount is found on a late 18th century thuyawood commode attributed to Adam Weisweiler with mounts by François Rémond (formerly in the Earl of Rosebery's Collection at Mentmore), see Pradère, op. cit., p. 397, no. 488. These same fountain mounts also appear on a commode attributed to Weisweiler now in the Swedish Royal Collections, see op. cit., p. 398, no. 491. The mounts are also on a pair of Weisweiler yew-wood commodes with porcelain plaques acquired by Queen Hortense for the rue Cerruti in 1798.