Lot 16
  • 16

Paul Hamesse

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Occasional Table, circa 1904
  • painted wood, tiles, velvet, glass
  • 73 x 60 diam. cm. (28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
painted wood, glass, velvet

Provenance

Hôtel Cohn-Donnay, Brussels

Literature

Marcel M. Celis, "Het herenhuis Cohn-Donnay in Sint-Joost-ten-Noode: Een  binnenhuisinrichting van Paul Hamesse", Monumenten en Landschappen, no. 1, November, 1981, pp. 21-23 for an illustrated article relating to the hotel
Werner Adriaenssens et al, Roberto Polo: The Eye, London, 2011, p. 358, illustrated

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age and use. Staining and minor discolouration to the velvet concentrated to one area, the glass with multiple surface scratches and scuffs concentrated to the centre with a chip approximately 1 cm across and scattered flecks to the edges, and does not sit firmly within the base.
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