Live Auction 12029The Opulent Eye - 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Ceramics & Carpets
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
Lot 35 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE

AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, CIRCA 1880

Closed7 June 2016

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GBP 15,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, CIRCA 1880
The shaped veined white marble top above three frieze drawers and a single cupboard door inlaid with a musical trophy and opening to one shelf, flanked by panels of flower-head parquetry, the sides similarly decorated, on scrolling feet
36 7/8 in. (93.5 cm.) high; 65 ¾ in. (167 cm.) wide; 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.) deep

Fermyn Woods Hall, Brigstock, Northamptonshire.

Specialist note

The present commode is a faithful replica of the original by Jean-Henri Riesener supplied in 1776 to Louis XVI for his cabinet intérieur at Fontainebleau. Like many of the most famous models created for the Ancien Régime, this commode was reproduced by some of the 19th century's preeminent ébénistes including Henry Dasson and François Linke. Although apparently unsigned, the present commode is a fine example dating to the last quarter of the 19th century.