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Lot 38
A LARGE NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MEUBLE A HAUTEUR D'APPUI
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Closed20 September 2012
Price Realised
GBP 18,750
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Specialist note
The marquetry and gilt-bronze mounts on the present meuble d'appui relate closely to the work of the cabinet-maker Hyppolyte-Edmé Pretot (1812-1855). The distinctively waved apron incorporating a bearded Bacchic mask and naturalistic acanthus frieze are characteristic of his oeuvre, while a similar pair of swagged bacchante and satyr herms feature on a cabinet stamped by Pretot sold Bonhams, Edinburgh, 9 June 2011, lot 403.
Hyppolyte-Edmé Pretot (1812-1855) was born in Paris and specialised in Boulle furniture. He exhibited at the 1849 Paris Exposition Nationale and at the 1851 London Great Exhibition, where he obtained a medal for hardstone-mounted furniture.
Hyppolyte-Edmé Pretot (1812-1855) was born in Paris and specialised in Boulle furniture. He exhibited at the 1849 Paris Exposition Nationale and at the 1851 London Great Exhibition, where he obtained a medal for hardstone-mounted furniture.