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Property of a Gentleman
A NAPOLEON III EBONISED AND GILT-BRONZE CENTRE TABLE CIRCA 1865, BY CHARLES-GUILLAUME DIEHL
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May 20, 01:13 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Property of a Gentleman
A NAPOLEON III EBONISED AND GILT-BRONZE CENTRE TABLE CIRCA 1865, BY CHARLES-GUILLAUME DIEHL
the onyx and marble-banded circular top within a moulded border, above a frieze with scrolling shell motifs, on a shaped base, marked under the frieze DIEHL
76.5cm. high, 126cm. diameter; 2ft. 6in., 4ft. 1¼in.
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Sotheby's London, The Property of a European Collector, 19th century Furniture and Decorations, 15 May 1998, lot 495.
Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) was an inventive ébèniste working in a variety of styles at his workshop of rue Saint-Sebastién. By 1870 he had an operation of about 600 employees, producing not only furniture but also small objects such as games boxes, jewellery caskets and liqueur cabinets.
While many of his contemporary ébènistes were producing Louis XV and XVI revival style pieces, Diehl always seek originality creating pieces in néo-grec style and exhibited in all major international exhibitions, starting with the Great Exhibition of 1851, and winning many prestigious medals.