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"Grand Cabinet Aux Armes", a palatial sized gilt-bronze mounted mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and flower head trellis parquetry grand cabinet Paris, late 19th century, based on the celebrated commode by Guillaume Benneman
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- bronze, mahogany, fruitwood
- height 8 ft. 3 in.; width 6 ft. 10 in.; depth 18 1/2 in.
- 252 cm; 207 cm; 47 cm
fitted with three cupboard doors, each opening to a satinwood and mahogany interior and fitted with one shelf, one lock has been removed to reveal the stamp E. LAURENT / PARIS / .. RUE DE CHARONNE
Condition
Overall in good condition and presentation with the usual minor hairline scratches and minute nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. Tarnishing to gilt-bronze in places also consistent with age and atmospheric conditions through the years.
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
The original commode was supplied by Guillaume Benneman for King Louis XVI's apartments at the Château de Compiègne in 1786. It was reputedly made by Sauvage for the Comte de Provence, the king's younger brother, to be later adapted by Benneman under the instruction of Jean Hauré for Louis XVI's Cabinet du Conseil at Fontainebleau.
The commode was on loan from the Palace of Fontainebleau and can be seen in an engraving in the retrospective part of the Union Centrales des Arts Décoratifs Exhibition, Paris 1882. See: De Champeau et. al., 'Les arts du bois,' pub. Quantin, 1883, p. 77. It is highly probable that the as yet unidentified cabinet maker of the present lot drew his inspiration from this 1882 Union Centrale exhibition.
For the 18th century commode see: Pierre Verlet, Le Mobilier Royal Français, Vol. I, p. 244, plate XX, fig. 15 and Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, 2002, p. 54-65, p. 62.
The commode was on loan from the Palace of Fontainebleau and can be seen in an engraving in the retrospective part of the Union Centrales des Arts Décoratifs Exhibition, Paris 1882. See: De Champeau et. al., 'Les arts du bois,' pub. Quantin, 1883, p. 77. It is highly probable that the as yet unidentified cabinet maker of the present lot drew his inspiration from this 1882 Union Centrale exhibition.
For the 18th century commode see: Pierre Verlet, Le Mobilier Royal Français, Vol. I, p. 244, plate XX, fig. 15 and Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, 2002, p. 54-65, p. 62.