A Dutch maple, boxwood, plumtree and tulipwood marquetry jardinière, circa 1785, attributed to Matthijs Horrix (1735-1809)
No reserve
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
with geometric decoration on all sides and stained oak fillets, the mounts in the form of small columns topped with a composite capital, on four sabre-shaped legs, fitted with side rings, with a gold-plated metal lining
Haut. 46 cm, larg. 37 cm, prof. 37 cm ; Height. 18 in, width. 14 ½ in, depth. 14 ½ in
Galerie, Pieter Hoogendijk, the Netherlands
Mathijs Horrix (1735-1809), a German cabinetmaker, became a master in The Hague in 1764. He was one of the city's most prolific and renowned artists. The Dutch decorative arts during the late 18th-century were heavily influenced by France, so much so that Horrix named his shop "In de Commode van Paris" (In the Parisian Commode). He produced numerous pieces of furniture "in the latest Parisian style" for the Stadtholder's Court. He refurnished the royal residences for Stadtholder Prince William V for his marriage to Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767. Three commodes attributed to him are preserved at Huis ten Bosch Palace. He redecorated this same palace around 1790 with wainscoting, tables, and fireplace screens in various marquetry designs.
Our jardinière features Louis XVI style rosettes with a subtle interplay of marquetry in various woods and, at the corners, very fine columns with Corinthian capitals.
A bureau en pente with a cane-like top, attributed to it, was sold at Christie’s, Paris, 25 June 2008, lot 216.