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A Charles X satinwood-inlaid walnut and burr walnut commode à vantaux, related to designs by Pelagio Palagi circa 1830
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- rosewood, satinwood
- height 41 in.; width 57 1/2 in.; depth 23 1/2 in.
- 104.5 cm; 146 cm; 60 cm
Condition
With scattered age and construction cracks with the largest cracks being two vertical shrinkage cracks to right door. Scattered minor losses to inlay. Two pieces of moulding detached but present, a few small pieces now lacking. Two short sections of gallery detached. Minor scattered surface restorations. Refinished. In good overall 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This commode, although Charles X, relates closely to furniture designed by the architect Filippo Pelagio Palagi (1775-1860), who in 1832 was commissioned by Carlo Alberto, king of Savoy, to furnish his royal palaces. A closely related commode designed by Palagi for the Queen's apartment in the Castello di Racconigi is illustrated in E. Colle, Il Mobile Impero in Italia, Milan, 1998, p. 376.