A George III gilt-bronze mounted and brass-inlaid rosewood, tortoiseshell, mahogany and ‘Boulle’ marquetry cabinet-on-stand
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June 30, 08:46 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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A George III gilt-bronze mounted and brass-inlaid rosewood, tortoiseshell, mahogany and ‘Boulle’ marquetry cabinet-on-stand
circa 1780
with Boulle marquetry doors opening to reveal ten brass inlaid rosewood and mahogany small drawers with silver handles, above a drawer inlaid in Boulle marquetry, the sides with an oval panel centred by a flowerhead, on brass inlaid square tapering legs ending on palm leaf-wrapped waisted caps, bun feet, restorations
Overall: 160cm. high, 105.5cm. wide, 60.5cm. deep; Cabinet: 77cm. high, 103cm. wide, 59.5cm. deep; Stand: 84cm. high, 105.5cm. wide, 60.5cm. deep
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Cabinet en marqueterie Boulle d'écaille et de bois de rose, incrustations de laiton et monture de bronze doré d'époque George III, vers 1780
les panneaux de marqueterie d'époque Louis XIV réutilisés ; la frise à décor ajouré et mouvementé surmontant une paire de portes ornée d'une figure allongée sous un baldaquin tenant un miroir dans un entourage d'arabesques feuillagées, renfermant dix petits tiroirs incrustés de gerbes feuillagées avec poignées argentées, reposant sur des pieds fuselés à base carrée (restaurations)
Overall: 160cm. high, 105.5cm. wide, 60.5cm. deep; Cabinet: 77cm. high, 103cm. wide, 59.5cm. deep; Stand: 84cm. high, 105.5cm. wide, 60.5cm. deep
Reputedly acquired after 1815 by Thomas Holmes.
Bought from him with his London house by Mr. Augustus Smart.
Bought, again with the house, by Mr. T.W. or T.H. Cooke in whose possession it remained until 1901.
His widow married his nephew, Francis Joseph Kinnaird.
By descent to their grand-daughter, by whom sold at Christie's London, 23 April 1998, lot 90.
Christie's, London, 10 December 2004, le Pavillon Chougny - A Private Collection, lot 396 (£ 33.460).
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Cabinet probablement acquis après 1815 par Thomas Holmes.
Acquis auprès de sa maison à Londres par Mr. Augustus Smart.
Acquis, également auprès de la maison, par Mr. T.W. ou T.H. Cooke entre les mains duquel le meuble est resté jusqu'en 1901Sa veuve épousa son neveu, Francis Joseph Kinnaird.
Par descendance à sa petite fille, puis vente Christie's Londres, 23 avril 1998, lot 90.
Christie's, Londres, 10 décembre 2004, le Pavillon Chougny - A Private Collection, lot 396 (£ 33.460).
Boulle marquetry was in fashion in England during the late 1750s with London-based cabinetmakers such as Pierre Langlois (died in 1765) who created commodes in this style and were purchased by King George IV in 1818 (1). We can also cite Christopher Fuhrlohg (died after 1787) and John Bradburn (active 1760-1781), the latter having crafted a pair of Boulle cabinets in 1766 for King George III's bedroom at Richmond Lodge (J. Roberts, 'George III & Queen Charlotte, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 2004, n.272, p.266-7).
Similar cabinets include one from Warwick Castle and now conserved in the Bowes Museum, Durham.
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La vogue pour la marqueterie Boulle en Angleterre vers la fin des années 1750 auprès d’ébénistes londoniens tels que Pierre Langlois (mort en 1765) qui créa des commodes de ce style achetées par le roi George IV en 1818) (1). Citons aussi Christopher Fuhrlohg (mort après 1787) et John Bradburn (act.1760-1781), ce dernier ayant créé ybe pair de cabinets Boulle en 1766 pour la chambre du roi George III à Richmond Lodge (J. Roberts, 'George III & Queen Charlotte, Exhibition Catalogue, Londres, 2004, n.272, p.266-7).
Parmi des cabinets comparables, citons-en un provenant de Warwick Castle et conservé aujourd’hui au Bowes Museum, Durham.
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