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Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand 1839 - 1920 A FINE TRANSITIONAL STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH AND KINGWOOD TRELLIS PARQUETRY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT Paris, circa 1880s
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand
- GILT BRONZE, MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, KINGWOOD, PORCELAIN, METAL
- height 47 3/4 in.; width 24 in.; depth 14 in
- 121.5 cm; 61 cm; 35.5 cm
the top and back of the cabinet decorated with fine quarter-veneer mahogany inlays, the pierced gallery above a single drawer, the fall-front opening to a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface, three filing compartments above four small drawers, the frieze set with a spring-released drawer, the front with a rectangular plaque painted with a lakeside view and capriccio scenes, the sides with oval ceramic plaques painted with ribbon-hung and flower-filled baskets, the underside stamped G. DURAND twice.
Literature
Oliver Brackett, Catalogue of the Jones Collection, Part I: Furniture, London, 1930, cat. no. 38, for the eighteenth-century model
Condition
Overall in good condition, with finely cast bronzes. The carcass with the usual dents, nicks and scratches consistent with age and use. There is a loss of veneer of approx. 1" square to the back of the cabinet located at its lower left edge. The central Sevres style plaque painted with a lakeview and ruins shows overpaint to its giltbronze border, somewhat lacking high definition when compared to the flower hung basket located on each side.
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
A similar secrétaire à abattant sold in these rooms, April 19, 2007, lot 16 for $96,000.
The present lot can be compared to an eighteenth-century example in the Jones Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 1047:1-1882. Of the same form, both secrétaires have been treated similarly: inset with porcelain plaques and with comparable arrangements of gilt bronze mounts.
The present lot can be compared to an eighteenth-century example in the Jones Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 1047:1-1882. Of the same form, both secrétaires have been treated similarly: inset with porcelain plaques and with comparable arrangements of gilt bronze mounts.