A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted bois de bout, satinwood, amaranth, kingwood and mother-of-pearl veneered and marquetry bureau de pente, circa 1750, stamped by François Garnier ou Pierre Garnier
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
decorated with flowers and birds, cartouches and scrolling elements, the back adorned with a shell, the slide opening with six drawers and two sliding trays opening of four secret drawers, with a brown leather top, stamped underneath, stamped GARNIER and JME
Haut. 92 cm, larg. 102 cm, prof. 55 cm ; Height. 36 ¼ in, width. 40 in, depth. 21 5/8 in
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Probably Russian Imperial collections before 1917, then sold by the Soviets;
Sale, Rudolph Lepke Kunst-Auction-Haus, Berlin, Kunstwerke aus den Beständen Leningrader Museen und Schlösser (Artworks from the holdings of Leningrad museums and palaces), Part II, 4 and 5 June 1929, lot 200;
Founès Collection, Sale, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 27 June 1935, lot 118;
Collection of the antiques dealer Bensimon;
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. G., sale, Paris, Palais Galliera, 12 June 1973, lot 102;
Christie’s Paris sale, 22 June 2004, lot 310.
« Grands ébénistes et menuisiers parisiens du XVIIIème siècle », décembre 1955-février 1956, Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, n°112 pl.15
Related literature :
André Boutemy, « Les vraies formes du bureau dos d’âne », Connaissance des arts, N° 77, July 1958, pp. 38-43.
« Grands ébénistes et menuisiers parisiens du XVIIIème siècle », exh. cat., Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, December 1955-February 1956, N° 112, pl. XV.