European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
A Pair of Louis XV Giltwood Bergères en Cabriolet by Pothier, Circa 1750
Lot Closed
April 19, 05:28 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
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The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
A Pair of Louis XV Giltwood Bergères en Cabriolet by Pothier, Circa 1750
each stamped I POTHIER
Jean-Jacques Pothier, maitre in 1750
height 33 ¾ in.; width 28 ½ in.; depth 22 ½ in.
78.1 cm; 72.4 cm; 57.2 cm
The Alexander Collection, sold Christie's New York, 30 April 1999, lot 138
Pothier first had a workshop on the rue Mazarine, then between 1775-1776 he settled in the rue de Bourbon. Little is known about his clientèle other than a tester bed with baldaquin which he made for the baron de Vance, (Bill G.B. Pallot, L’art du siège au XVIII siècle en France, Paris, 1987, p. 314). Pallot further suggests that Pothier was a close collaborator of Georges Jacob, this is based upon the fact that there is evidence of suites of seat furniture with part bearing the stamp of Pothier, the remainder with the stamp of Jacob. Pothier is noted for the originality of many of his 'transitional' designs.