A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted vernis Martin commode matching with a pair of encoignures, circa 1750, attributed to Mathieu Criaerd
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150,000 - 250,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
decorated with silvered, bronzed and gilt foliages on a blackbackground, the commode opening with two drawers, the encoignures with a door and three shelves, with a brèche d’Alep marble top
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The commode. Haut. 90 cm, larg. 161 cm, prof. 73 cm ; height. 35 1/2 in, width. 63 1/4 in, depth. 28 3/4 in
The encoignures: Haut. 98 cm, larg. 75 cm, prof. 56 cm ; height. 38 1/2 in, width. 29 1/2 in, depth. 22 in
Possibly delivered to the Marshal of Saxe, at the Château du Piple in Boissy-Saint-Léger. The château was acquired in 1819 by Jean Conrad Hottinguer, then by descent to barons Hottinguer;
Former collection of barons Hottinguer, rue de la Baume, Paris;
Ancienne collection du baron Hottinguer, Christie’s, Paris, 2 and 3 December 2003, lots 187 and 190 (sold 228 250€ for the commode and 70 500€ for the pair of encoignures)
« Les secrets de la laque française. Le vernis Martin », musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 18 February - 8 June 2014, n° 34 & 35
Cat. exhib. L'Exotisme dans l'art européen, 15 September-16 October 2010, Paris, galerie Aveline, Bremen, galerie Neuse, illustr. pp.54-55.
A. Forray-Carlier et M. Kopplin, cat. expo. « Les secrets de la laque française. Le vernis Martin », Paris, 2014, illustr. pp.82-83