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A PAIR OF LARGE ORMOLU AND JASPERWARE-MOUNTED, AMBOYNA, MAHOGANY GILT AND BLACK JAPANNED COMMODES AUX VANTAUX

Lot 22
01.02.2024 10:00UTC -05:00
Classic
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$ 352 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1126384
Lot 22 | A PAIR OF LARGE ORMOLU AND JASPERWARE-MOUNTED, AMBOYNA, MAHOGANY GILT AND BLACK JAPANNED COMMODES AUX VANTAUX
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 250 000
A PAIR OF LARGE ORMOLU AND JASPERWARE-MOUNTED, AMBOYNA, MAHOGANY GILT AND BLACK JAPANNED COMMODES AUX VANTAUX

BASED ON THE DESIGN FOR THE BUREAU DU ROI BY JEAN-HENRI REISENER AND JEAN-FRANCOIS OEBEN, PARIS, CIRCA 1900

Each with serpentine breche violette marble top above conforming case, elaborately mounted with foliate swags and ribbons, the corners hung with lion pelts, the gilt-Japanned panels inset into ormolu frames with foliate branches, each depicting mountainous landscapes, the interior of the doors and the shelves veneered in amboyna and floral marquetry and inscribed spuriously 'OEBEN FECIT / PARIS 1764', the apron with entwined cornucopia and festooned laurels, on cabriole legs

41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) high, 79 ½ in. (202 cm.) wide, 24 ½ in. (62.25 cm.) deep





Provenance

Private Collection, Beverly Hills, California.

Acquired from above collection by present owner's father, circa 1985.

Thence by decent to present owner.



Literature

E. Gaines, Art & Antiques, "At Home: A Renaissance Villa in Beverly Hills", November-December, 1981, p.107 (illustrated).
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Mahogany, Gold, Wood
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Dressers
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