Live Auction 2695The Opulent Eye
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMBOYNA AND EBONY BONHEUR DU JOUR
Lot 343 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR 

A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMBOYNA AND EBONY BONHEUR DU JOUR

AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, BY CHARLES-GUILLAUME WINCKELSEN, PARIS, DATED 1864

Closed18 April 2013

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMBOYNA AND EBONY BONHEUR DU JOUR
AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, BY CHARLES-GUILLAUME WINCKELSEN, PARIS, DATED 1864
The rectangular white marble top with pierced gallery, above a two cupboard doors flanked by columns, over a fall-front frieze-drawer enclosing a green leather writing surface and four drawers, supported by gadrooned baluster columns and a shaped undertier with three-quarter gallery, twice stamped CHLES WINCKELSEN/21 Rue St Louis/(AU MARAIS)/1864
41¾ in. (106 cm.) high, 28½ in. (72.5 cm.) wide, 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The present bonheur du jour is based on a model by Adam Weisweiler. With its simplified form and refined bronze mounts - particularly the slender shaped column supports - it is emblematic of the great cabinetmaker's work. Weisweiler completed a number of versions of this model, occasionally embellishing the upper doors with porcelain plaques.