ID 820203
Lot 619 | A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED INDIAN ROSEWOOD, PADOUK, FRUITWOOD AND LABURNUM COMMODE
Valeur estimée
$ 120 000 – 180 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE LANGLOIS, THE MOUNTS POSSIBLY BY DOMINIQUE JEAN, CIRCA 1765
The serpentine top with quarter-veneered trellis parquetry above a bombe case with a frieze drawer mounted with scrolling foliate handles over a pair of cabinet doors veneered in satine opening to shelves and with transverse ormolu mounts of a central urn on a rocaille emitting lush floral vinery sprays atop a shaped balcony with a putto and a peacock, the angles with ormolu chutes draped with garlands, the sides with lush flowering urns within conforming borders, the underside and rear of carcass with a black wash, remains of a black painted label inscribed ...W/401, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
35 in. (89 cm.) high, 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm.) wide, 21 in. (53.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
Possibly commissioned by Ambrose Isted for Ecton Hall, Northamptonshire and inherited with the house in 1881 by Charles William Hamilton Sotheby (1820-1887).
Thence possibly by descent to Major General F.E. Sotheby, but not included in the sale of his collection, Sotheby's, London, 14 October 1955.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 June 1981, lot 84.
Acquired from Partridge, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1985.
Literature
Partridge Yearbook, 1983.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
| Technique appliquée: | Ormolu |
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| Matériel: | Kingwood, Marbre, Or, Bois naturel, Calcul |
| Époque historique: | Période géorgienne |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Meubles et Lampes, Commodes |
| Technique appliquée: | Ormolu |
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| Matériel: | Kingwood, Marbre, Or, Bois naturel, Calcul |
| Époque historique: | Période géorgienne |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Meubles et Lampes, Commodes |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
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