Live Auction 19022The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman
A FRENCH MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND
Lot 4

A FRENCH MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND

BY GERVAIS DURAND, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed14 October 2020

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A FRENCH MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND
BY GERVAIS DURAND, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
On a trestle base, stamped G.DURAND twice to underside
36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) high, 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) wide, 12 ½ in. (32 cm.) deep

Acquired from Josette Catan, Paris, 1983.

Specialist note

Between 1870 and 1920, Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand (b. 1838) is recorded as having worked at 12 rue de la Cerisaie and 62 rue Saint-Antoine, the old hôtel de Sully. Specializing in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, the atelier was awarded a silver medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.