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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, SATINWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
Lot 231 THE PROPERTY OF A TITLED GENTLEMAN (LOTS 226-237)

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, SATINWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE

BY GERVAIS-MAXIMILIEN-EUGÈNE DURAND, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed19 May 2021

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GBP 5,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, SATINWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY GERVAIS-MAXIMILIEN-EUGÈNE DURAND, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine-shaped brêche d'Alep marble top above two doors decorated with floral marquetry within a rocaille frame enclosing two adjustable shelves, above a shaped apron centred by a flower-filled trellis cartouche, with acanthus chutes to the front corners terminating in lion paw feet, twice stamped to the top 'G. DURAND'
39 ½ in. (100.5 cm.) high; 55 ½ in. (141 cm.) wide; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Specialising in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, Gervais-Maximillien-Eugène Durand (b. 1839) worked from a number of workshop locations in Paris during the last quarter of the 19th century. With his son Frédéric-Louis joining him in around 1890, the firm altered its name to Durand et Fils. Producing furniture made to the highest standards, reviewing Durand's contributions to the 1889 Paris Exposition universelle, Alfred Picard commented ‘M. Durand, ébéniste aussi habile que modeste, expose pour la première fois des meubles de premier ordre, dont il est à la fois le dessinateur et l’exécutant, il marche sur la voie tracée par les maîtres tells que Beurdeley ou Dasson’ (C. Payne, Paris Furniture: The luxury market of the 19th century, Paris, 2018, pp.338-341)