Property from a Private German Collection
A Transitional tulipwood, kingwood and various woods marquetry bonheur-du-jour, circa 1775
Lot Closed
May 18, 02:39 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private German Collection
A Transitional tulipwood, kingwood and various woods marquetry bonheur-du-jour
circa 1775
overall inlaid with vases and other small objects, the upper part with a central pigeon hole above a short drawer, flanked on each side by a door opening two reveal two shelves, the lower part with a long frieze drawer with a sliding red leather writing surface and storage compartments, on tapering legs with sabots joined by a stretcher
92.5cm. high, 58cm. wide, 36cm. deep; 3ft. 3/8 in., 1ft. 10 7/8 in., 1ft. 2 1/8 in.
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Acquired from Konrad Bernheimer, Kunsthandel, München.
Interestingly, a table by the French ébéniste Charles Topino bears a frieze drawer with a very similar marquetry inlay as the frieze drawer on the present bonheur-du-jour (illustrated S. Barbier Sainte Marie, Charles Topino, Paris, 2005, p.72).