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A gilt-bronze-mounted mahogany and ebonised guéridon, Directoire, circa 1790
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- mahogany, gilt bronze
- 76.5cm. high, 74cm. diameter; 2ft. 6¼in., 2ft. 5in.
the circular bleu turquin marble top with a pierced gallery above a mahogany and ebony veneered frieze inlaid with brass stringing and lozenges above a bleu turquin marble tier with a tooled banding on three carved and bronzed wooden legs in the form of gryphons ending in paw feet on brass castors
Condition
This very decorative table is in fine conserved condition. The marble top has one repaired crack and marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The brass gallery with a minor crack and a small loss, hardly noticeable.The legs have been repainted and have light marks and scratches consistent with age and use. It is ready to be placed.
"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:
Serge Grandjean, Empire Furniture, London, 1966, plate 17.
Ulrich Leben, Molitor. Ebéniste from the Ancien Régime to the Bourbon Restoration, London, 1992, p. 198, no. 107.
Serge Grandjean, Empire Furniture, London, 1966, plate 17.
Ulrich Leben, Molitor. Ebéniste from the Ancien Régime to the Bourbon Restoration, London, 1992, p. 198, no. 107.
The design of this fine guéridon table is strongly influenced by the work of the leading Parisian ébéniste Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). Similar simulated bronze gryphon legs appear on another guéridon attributed to Molitor illustrated by Ulrich Leben, op. cit., p. 198, no. 107.
A design for a related guéridon with gryphon legs, described as a ‘table de déjeuner’, appears in plate 49 of Pierre de La Mésangère’s influential pattern book Meubles et Objets de Goût (1802), illustrated by Serge Grandjean, op. cit., plate 17.