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Lot 917
A French Louis XV style kingwood marble topped bombe commode chest, early to mid 20th century, the red and grey moulded serpentine marble top over an arrangement of two short and two long oak lined drawers, applied with substantial cast scrolling foliate gilt metal handles, a shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, similarly adorned with gilt metal mounts, 92cm H x 136cm W x 57cm D
Lot 1016
A French Louis XVI style walnut and kingwood marble top commode chest, late 19th century, the break front variegated marble top with projected and rounded corners, over three frieze drawers applied with herringbone veneer and chequered banding, above two conforming long drawers, all enclosed by simulated fluted columns upon tapering cylindrical feet, 90cm H x 132cm W x 62cm D (at fault)Condition reportRough edge to the rear of the marble top, with further minor chips and nibbles to the front and sides.Multiple losses and splits to the drawer and drawer frame veneers.Damage to the top brass escutcheon, with minor splits to the drawer liners and also to the drawer joints, indicating a level of restoration.Evidence of historic worm to the corner pillars extending into the feet, with signs of re-painting and restoration to the feet.Split to the LH side panel, approx. 20cm long, with a minor separation split to the opposite side.Further wear commensurate with age and use
Lot 143
A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted purplewood, bois satiné, sycamore, fruitwood marquetry and parquetry table à écrire - coiffeuseMade by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1779-82The sliding top centred by a lavish rose and floral bouquet within flowerhead-filled trellis parquetry revealing a hinged leather writing surface with a mirror to the reverse, above a simulated frieze drawer, the panelled sides with a floral bouquet reserve flanked to either side with conforming trellis typical parquetry, on moulded square tapering legs headed by raised rectangular guilloche chutes, united by a concave-fronted undertier inlaid conformingly and with a basket of flowers and terminating in upswept acanthus sabots, with a transit label inscribed CHENUE, numbered S.66 and with a small circular label faintly numbered 8/99 - 107, and stamped J.H.RIESENER to the underside, 55.5cm wide x 39cm deep x 73.5cm high, (21.5in wide x 15in deep x 28.5in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceSalomon Stodel, Amsterdam.LiteraturePierre Devinoy, Guillaume Janneau, Le Meuble Léger en France, Paris, 1952, n0. 164 and 165, illustrated.Related literatureDaniel Meyer, Le Mobilier de Versailles XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles, Dijon, 2002, no.18, pp.74-5 and no.63, pp.244-5.Pierre Verlet, Le Mobilier Royal Français, 1990. M.Isabel Pereira Coutinho, 18th Century French Furniture, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon 1999, no.23, pp.222-7.R.J.Baarsen, Paris, 1650-1900, Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum, no.99, pp.408-411.Alexandre Pradere, Les Ebénistes Français de Louis XIV à la Révolution, 1989, fig.451, p.374 and fig.462, p.381. Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), ébéniste du Roi, maître in 1768.Riesener, Ébéniste Favoori de la ReineOf German origin, Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) entered the atelier of Jean-François Oeben and became his successor after marrying Oeben's widow, née Van der Cruse, and taking over the workshop of the ébéniste du roi at the Arsenal. Maître in 1768, Riesener became ébéniste ordinaire du Mobilier de la Couronne in 1774, and between 1774 and 1784 supplied the Court with furniture worth more than a million livres, excluding deliveries to the private Gardes-Meubles of Marie-Antoinette, the Comte de Provence, the Comte d'Artois, Mesdames and the other princes. Rieseners' supremacy was ultimately only halted by a combination of the arrival of Thierry de Ville d'Avray as Directeur du Garde-Meuble in 1784 and the rising success of David Roentgen.This magnificent marquetry and parquetry table à écrire - coiffeuse is characteristic of the oeuvre of the celebrated ébéniste. It belongs to a small group of tables of similar scale and related inlays, between the table à écrire and the coiffeuse, yet serving both purposes. Most of Riesener's elaborate and luxurious production 'd'apparat' was delivered to members of the French Royal family, compared to the more day-to-day plainer mahogany furniture. This table à écrire, toilette de campagne, or more commonly called coiffeuse, is stylistically related to a commode in the Salon des Nobles of the Comtesse d'Artois at Versailles. The commode in question has a central medallion inlaid with a strikingly similar floral bouquet in a basket to the motif inlaid on the undertier of our coiffeuse. That commode was delivered to the Comtesse d'Artois six years after her marriage to Louis XV grandson, and was described to be of a 'new style'. Listed under the n.3014 of the 'Journal du Garde-meuble' it is described as having a 'médaillon à corbeille de fleurs suspendue plaquée sur fond d'amarante...'. It is conceivable that our coiffeuse was executed at the same time of the commode. The floral marquetry top in a flowerhead-filled trellis ground in the present lot corresponds closely to that of the writing table from the private apartments of Marie-Antoinette at Marly, formerly in the Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, and now in the Gulbenkian Collection (see M.Isabel Pereira Coutinho, 18th Century French Furniture, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, 1999, n.23, pp.222-7). A similarly inlaid top also features on Riesener's table du Boudoir de la Méridienne at Versailles, delivered in 1782 and with jewel like chiselled ormolu mounts by the bronzier Rémond, now conserved at Waddesdon Manor. And finally it is interesting to compare the relatively similar decorative features of a Riesener bonheur-du-jour featuring similar flowerhead-filled trellis ground and floral spray panels now conserved in the Rijksmuseum. The bonheur-du-jour is equally mounted with almost identical raised panelled ormolu mat and burnished chutes (BK 16667).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
A small fine Transitional ormolu mounted tulipwood, purplewood, fruitwood and marquetry breakfront commodeMade by Pierre Macret, third quarter 18th century The brèche violette marble top above two drawers sans traverse simulating three drawers inlaid with flowering branches, the canted angles with gilt bronze filled fluting headed by neoclassical chutes and rosettes, on square tapering legs and sabots, bearing three stamps for ..MACRET, together with traces of a fourth obliterated stamp, 84cm wide x 44.5cm deep x 89cm high, (33in wide x 17.5in deep x 35in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's, London, 12 December 1985, lot 149;Bernard Baruch Steinitz, Paris. LiteraturePierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français Du XVIIIe Siècle, 1989, ill. p. 541.Pierre Macret, ébéniste suivant la Cour from 1756.Macret was born in 1727, married at the age of 20 and in December 1756 became marchand-ébéniste privilégié du Roi suivant la cour et conseils de sa majesté, replacing the widow of Latz. The records of the marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux reveal a debt of 1169 livres to Macret by December 1758. At the same time he worked with the marchand Darnault. Newspaper advertisements reveal that he worked in the rue Saint Honoré in the hotel d'Auvergne, close to Saint-Roch, in 1763. The marquis de Marigny, Directeur des Bâtiments, bought 1890 livres worth of furniture from him in 1770. In 1771 Macret changed his status and became marchand-mercier in Paris. He was fournisseur ordinaire des menus-plaisirs du Roi from 1764 to 1771. In accordance with his new status he chose a more comfortable house in the rue Saint-Honoré, in April 1772. It was a strategic choice, his new home being close to Dulac, Poirier and Granchez, which furthered his business. Shortly before 1772 he delivered 1222 livres worth of furniture to the Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, and the marquis de Monconseil, father of princesse d'Henin, had ordered furniture valued at 4690 livres.Macret's works are exhibited in many museums including the Nissim de Camondo, Paris; the Château de Versailles; the Cleveland Museum of Art; Hillwood House, Washington D.C. and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 46
A Dutch 18th century mahogany, marquetry and gilt metal mounted demi-lune commodeThe top inlaid with a central fan above a frieze drawer and a cupboard door flanked by fluted pilasters on square tapering legs, 85.5cm wide x 40cm deep x 85cm high, (33.5in wide x 15.5in deep x 33in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 90
An important Louis XIV ormolu mounted ebony, fruitwood, sycamore, boxwood and bone inlaid floral marquetry large bureauMost probably by Renaud or Aubertin Gaudron, circa 1690-1700The black embossed leather writing surface enclosed by a profusely inlaid border including grotesque masks, birds, flowers and insects above a central frieze drawer flanked by four drawers with conforming inlay and with bone florettes flanking the ormolu escutcheons, and opposing dummy drawers on eight cabriole legs and gilt bronze cloven hoof sabots, the sides inlaid with floral filled baskets, sold together with the book, Chefs d'Oeuvre des Marqueteurs by Pierre Ramond which discusses the bureau plat in great detail, 180cm wide x 80.5cm deep x 78.5cm high, (70.5in wide x 31 1/2in deep x 30 1/2in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceGalerie G. Sarti, Paris;Salomon Stodel, Amsterdam.LiteraturePierre Ramond, Chefs d'Oeuvre des Marqueteurs, Des Origines à Louis XIV, Paris, 1994, where written up over 3 pages (p.23-25). J.N.Ronfort and J.D.Augarde, Paris, 9 November 1994, Très Exceptionnel Bureau en Marqueterie de FleursAubertin and Renaud GaudronRenaud Gaudron, Menuisier Ebéniste Ordinaire du Roi is the son of Aubertin Gaudron, Maître Menuisier Ebéniste who was working most probably for Philippe, duc d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIV and active from circa 1641. Talented and successful, Renaud Gaudron inherited a flourishing business in 1691. A few years before, in 1686, Renaud Gaudron had already taken over from the deceased Pierre Golle as one of the main suppliers of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. In order to fulfil the demand, he was assisted by his brother, Nicolas (Gaudron le Jeune) who was Menuisier-Ebéniste in Versailles, and had a successful workshop. As a contemporary of André-Charles Boulle producing similar marquetry pieces, Aubertin Gaudron (active circa 1670-1700) is intrinsically linked to him in the production of marquetry furniture. Both cabinet-makers were inspired by the rich Dutch floral designs of artists such as Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer and Nicolas Beaudesson, of which André-Charles Boulle owned many studies of flowers and birds.According to a comprehensive study of the present lot by J.N.Ronfort and J.D.Augarde, the authors interestingly mention that Renaud Gaudron would have delivered 28 different floral marquetry pieces of furniture to the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne between 1688 and 1713. This comprised various types of tables, bureaux, commodes and guéridons. Marqueterie de Fleurs au Naturel It is under the influence of Flemish artists that floral marquetry gradually became the most important decorative style used on furniture during the first half of the 17th century. The initiators of this pictorial art were both Pierre Golle and Léonard van der Vinne in Florence. André-Charles Boulle, established in the galeries du Louvre from 1672 soon became the most sought artist of his time. An interesting description of a marquetry commode delivered by Gaudron for the Château de Compiègne relates closely to the present one, described as: 'marqueterie de bois de plusieurs couleurs fond d'ébène orné au milieu d'un vase rempli de fleurs pose sur un bout de table et un masque grotesque au-dessous, le reste rempli de rinceaux, fleurs, oiseaux et papillons au naturel' (AN 01/3308). The grotesque masks can also be seen on a similar commode in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (CLUNY 11762), as well as on another commode possibly by Gaudron, sold at Bonhams, London, 9 July 2015, lot 26 (£52,500 inc. premium).The small contrasting inlays flanking the escutcheons of the present lot can also be found on a commode from the Wildenstein Collection, sold at Christie's, London, 14-15 December 2005, lot 115 (£84,000 inc. premium).For an illustrative comparison of a late Louis XIV floral marquetry and ebony commode, see P. Kjellberg, Le Meuble Français et Européen du Moyen Age à nos jours, Paris 1991, p 92.'Bureau à travailler' The term 'bureau' as we interpret it today appears only a few years after the beginning of Louis XIV's reign. Before that, the term applied equally to what we now refer to as commodes. For example, the celebrated commodes which André-Charles Boulle delivered to Louis XIV's bedroom at Trianon in 1708 (now in Versailles) were then called 'bureaux'. Gaudron delivered various commodes which he called 'grandes tables en bureau garnies de trois grands tiroirs' to the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne in 1695, 1697 and 1698. The bureaux as we conceive them today were first described in the 1670s. The celebrated cabinet maker Pierre Gole delivered 'un bureau en cabinet d'ébène à fleurs et pièces de bois de rapport' on 4 February 1671. Another bureau of closely related form with eight legs, was delivered by the cabinet maker Michel Campe in 1674 as per its description in the Journal du Garde-Meuble. It is described as being veneered in floral marquetry against an ebony ground. Our bureau 'à caissons' is particularly important due to its very large size for the period. Only very few similar bureaux at that time measure between 'cinq et six pieds de long' (162 to 194cm). The bone inlay has been examined by Dickie Zebregs from Zebregs&Röell Fine Art and Antiques who has confirmed it is bone and not ivory.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 96
A fine Louis XV ormolu mounted bois satiné, kingwood, fruitwood and marquetry bombé commodeMade by Nicolas Berthelmi, mid-18th century The brèche d'Alep moulded marble top above two drawers sans traverse inlaid with flowering branches and a central bird enclosed by rocaille cast ormolu mounts on out-swept legs, stamped four times N. BERTHELMI, 130cm wide x 63cm deep x 87.5cm high, (51in wide x 24.5in deep x 34in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceEtude Tajan, George V, Paris, Objets d'Art et de Très Bel Ameublement, 12 December 1995, lot 186.Related LiteratureComte François de Salverte in Revue de l'Art, no. 299, 1928.Comte François de Salverte, Les Ebénistes du XVIIIe Siècle, 1953, pp.20-21, plate VI.P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1998, p.67 (illustrated).Nicolas Berthelmi, maître ébéniste in 1735.Very little is known of the talented ébéniste Nicolas Berthelmi except that he was established Grande Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in Paris and that he was a keen marqueteur. Berthelmi usually included parrots and other exotic birds in the floral veneered decorative scheme of his elegant bombé commodes.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 455
A mid 19th century French continental transitional manner kingwood breakfront chest of drawers. The commode having a shaped breche d'alep marble top over a breakfront bank of three full length marquetry inlaid drawers. Each drawer with twin ring pendant handles and detailed escutcheons. Ormolu detailing to sides and front apron. Raised on cabriole feet with gilt metal detail. Measures approx. 85cm x 120cm x 50cm.
Lot 390
A Baroque 19th century Dutch burr walnut serpentine front chest of drawers / commode. The chest having a shaped chamfered edges top over a serpentine front with bank of three drawers. Each drawer with twin pendant brass handles and floral escutcheons. Canted shaped sides raised on ball & claw feet. Measures approx. 80cm x 90cm x 50cm.
Lot 480
A good quality Georgian style mahogany commode chest in the Louis XV fashion with a slide above two doors enclosing three Oak lined drawers standing on carved feet united by a shaped apron. The Commode has Acanthus decoration, with silver gilt external handles which are hallmarked Birmingham 1930 Elkington and Co. Width 103.5 cm, depth 57.5cm, height 87 cm. In good overall condition with good patination.
Lot 1710
Commode d'époque Louis XVIRosenholz, Palisander, Buchsbaum auf Eiche, Rückwand Weichholz, feuervergoldete Bronze, gehauener Brèche d'Alep-Marmor. Zweischübige Kommode mit schrägen Ecken, auf leicht geschwungenen Beinen, gerade Zarge mit kleinem Tablier. Schubfronten und Seiten dekoriert mit fein gestreiften Vertikalfurnieren. Auf der oberen Kante der unteren Schublade gestempelt "J.B.FROMAGEAU". Minimale Spuren früheren Insektenbefalls, in sehr gut ergänztem, restauriertem Erhaltungszustand. H 84,5, B 63, T 36 cm.Paris, um 1770.ProvenienzSüddeutsche Privatsammlung.LiteraturZum Ebenist s. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIII siècle, Paris 2008, S.374 f.Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.
Lot 1712
Secrétaire-commode d'époque Louis XVPalisander, Rosenholz und Buchsbaumfilets auf Eiche, Brèche d'Alep-Marmor, feuervergoldete Bronze, ersetztes rotes Leder, Zink. Multifunktionales und elegantes Beistellmöbel, umlaufend furniert. Vier Schübe, die oberste als Schreibkasten gestaltet, mit Klapplade und Gefäßen für Tinte und Streusand. Zwei seitliche Tragegriffe. H 80, B 48, T 36 cm.Paris, Mitte 18. Jh.ProvenienzErworben bei Röbbig, München.LiteraturVgl. Janneau, Les petits meubles, Paris 1977, Taf. XXVI, Abb. 1.Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.
Lot 16
ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY COMMODE LATE 18TH CENTURY the top with a central flower motif and canted corners above a long frieze drawer inlaid with foliate scrolls, over two further long drawers inlaid with a central reserve depicting a sun beneath drapery swags held by birds, on square tapered legsDimensions:114cm wide, 92cm high, 53cm deepProvenance:Provenance: Henryson-Caird Collection, Cassencarie House
Lot 19
DUTCH NEOCLASSICAL MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD COMMODE EARLY 19TH CENTURY of breakfront outline, the crossbanded gallery top with outset square corners above a long frieze drawer and two short drawers, over a pair of crossbanded cupboard doors marked at the corners with patera, raised on square tapered legsDimensions:130cm wide, 101cm high, 49cm deepProvenance:Provenance: Henryson-Caird Collection, Cassencarie House
Lot 45
Commode d'époque Louis XV de Joseph Schmitz en marqueterie de bois de rose, amarante, ébène, bois fruitier et bois teinté, incrustations de nacre, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, milieu du XVIIIe siècleA Louis XV ormolu-mounted mother-of-pearl inlaid tulipwood, amaranth, ebony, green-stained wood and fruitwood marquetry bombé marquetry commode by Joseph Schmitz, mid-18th centuryThe shaped moulded brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with floral and foliate sprays, exotic birds, butterflies and other insects within C-scroll encadrements, with pierced chutes and rocaille handles and escutcheons and conforming apron mount surmounted by an foliate bearded inlaid and engraved mask with mother-of-pearl eyes, the sides conformingly inlaid with floral sprays, stamped 'J.SCHMITZ' (partly obliterated) and 'JME', 146cm wide x 63.5cm deep x 87.5cm high, (57in wide x 25in deep x 34in high)Footnotes:Provenance:Sale, Versailles, 15 November 1987.With Röbbig, Munich.The Rosa Alba Collection.Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle, 1998, p. 796; Exhibition Calatogue Hetjens-Museums, Deutsches Keramikmuseum, Düsseldorf, Januar-April 1997: Frühes Meissner Porzellan, Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen, 1997, p.195.Joseph Schmitz, maître ébéniste in 1761.This elegant commode is profusely inlaid with a pattern of floral sprays, birds and butterflies, which was the specialty of Joseph Schmitz. The delicate mother-of-pearl inlays to the birds and to the masks above the apron give this rare commode a powerful and special effect demonstrating his talent as a talented marqueteur. Joseph Schmitz was born in Paris and worked in the Rue de Caronne, yet little else is known about his career. The present commode was almost certainly executed just after Schmitz obtained his maîtrise, when his work shows similarities to that of his contemporary Pierre III Migeon, who, also became a master in 1761. A pair of Louis XV marquetry commodes by Schmitz are conserved at the Huntington Library and Art Gallery, in San Marino, while other commodes are in prestigious collections, such as the red lacquer Louis XV commode, formerly in the Espirito Santo Collection, later sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 14 June 1955. Other related commodes were sold at auction: Christie's Paris, 29 April 2015, lot 667.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 48
Commode d'époque Louis XV en marqueterie de bois de violette, palissandre, bois satiné, bois teinté vert, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, milieu du XVIIIe siècleA Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood, rosewood, bois satiné, green-stained wood and marquetry bombé commode, mid-18th centuryThe shaped moulded white-veined light brown marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with extensive floral and foliate sprays, the lower drawer centred with a large floral basket above the rocaille pierced apron mount, with conforming handles and pierced angle chutes, the sides with a large ribbon-tied rose bouquet within a shaped cartouche and trellis pattern corners, on cabriole legs terminating by upswept foliate sabots, apparently unstamped, with trade label inscribed 'G.Röbbig No.A9 Munchen', 129cm wide x 62cm deep x 88.5cm high, (50 1/2in wide x 24in deep x 34 1/2in high)Footnotes:Provenance : With Röbbig, Munich;The Rosa Alba CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 53
Commode d'époque Louis XV de Jean-Charles Saunier en marqueterie d'amarante, bois satiné, bois de violette et bois teinté vert, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, vers 1755A Louis XV ormolu-mounted amaranth, bois satiné, kingwood, green-stained wood and marquetry bombé commode by Jean-Charles Saunier, circa 1755The shaped and moulded rouge griotte marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with contrasting shaped cartouches, the central one inlaid with a parrot resting on flowering branches above a pomegranate motif, flanked by shaped cartouches with floral sprays, with shaped foliate handles and pierced apron mount, the sides conformingly inlaid, above cabriole legs headed by imposing foliate ormolu chutes and terminating in small sabots, stamped twice 'I.C.SAUNIER' and twice 'JME', 103.5cm wide x 67.5cm deep x 89.5cm high, (40 1/2in wide x 26 1/2in deep x 35in high)Footnotes:Provenance : With Röbbig, Munich;The Rosa Alba CollectionJean-Charles Saunier, maître ébéniste in 1743.Son of the ébéniste Charles Saunier, active during the Régence and early Louis XV periods, Jean-Charles Saunier took over his father's workshop in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine and was active until the mid-1760s, helped by his own son, the better-known Claude-Charles, who had become a master in 1752 but only registered his maîtrise with the guild in 1765 upon assuming control of the family atelier.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 54
Commode d'époque Louis XV de Pierre Fléchy, en marqueterie de bois de rose, amarante, bois satiné et bois teinté vert, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, milieu du XVIIIe siècleA Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood, amaranth, green-stained wood and bois satiné marquetry bombé marquetry commode by Pierre Fléchy, mid-18th centuryThe shaped moulded brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with ribbon-tied floral and foliate sprays, the central heart-shaped cartouche inlaid with a pomegranate issuing the floral spay pattern, within C-scroll encadrements, the pierced escutcheons and pulling knobs and pierced chutes above foliate sabots, the sides conformingly inlaid with large-scale foliate and floral sprays with a pomegranate, stamped twice 'P.FLECHY' and twice 'JME', the ormolu mounts stamped with a 'C' couronné poinçon, with a small oval trade label inscribed 'ROBBIG' and numbered '377', 129.5cm wide x 64.5cm deep x 89cm high, (50 1/2in wide x 25in deep x 35in high)Footnotes:Provenance:With Röbbig, Munich;The Rosa Alba CollectionLiterature: Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1976, Vol.1, p.16Pierre Fléchy, maître ébéniste in 1756.The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.Pierre Fléchy (1715-1769), maître in 1756, was one of the many ébénistes working in the busy environs of the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. First working as artisan privilégié, then as maître ébéniste, Fléchy specialised in marquetry of large flowers in bois-clair which covered the entire surface of commodes, as this present commode. As many other confrères ébénistes, he produced as well a certain quantity of fashionable furniture in lacquer.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 578
A 19th Century French Commode Chest, the white marble top with pierced brass gallery over three long drawers with brass drop handles and brass mounts on turned front feet, approx. 89cms wide x 85cms high x 51cms deep (35" x 33 1/4" x 20"). (1)Provenance: Miss Anne Bullitt, Palmerstown House, Kildare
Lot 214
A DIRECTOIRE MAHOGANY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED COMMODE CIRCA 1795 With Carrara marble top 91cm high, 146cm wide, 61cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and losses Some fading to the timber. Key is present and operates the locks, though some can stick and may seize. The bottom drawer lining for the lower three drawers are replaced The middle full width drawer 'sticks' and would benefit from the runners being waxed. Some later blocks of timber added to the interior of the carcass to provide support and minimise shrinkage gaps to panelling. The marble top with some surface marks, small use of filler on places to disguise small chips of loss. Overall of solid, stable structure Please see additional images as a visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 237
Y A PAIR OF ITALIAN ROSEWOOD, EBONY, PURPLEWOOD, SYCAMOR MARQUETRY AND CHEQUER INLAID COMMODES ALL'ANTICA BY KARL AMADEUS ROOS (1775-1837), EARLY 19TH CENTURY The reverse of each commode branded 'ROOS', one commode with paper label inscribed 'SIGNORA, TERESA GUGLIELMI, CASTELLAMARE DI STABBIA' each 91cm high, 118cm wide, 59cm deep The German born, Karl Amadeus Roos, trained in Paris in the renowned Jacob's atelier before re-locating to Rome in 1804. He established a flourishing workshop in the city and his work became popular with the affluent society of Rome and he furnished many of the grand Palazzos in the area. Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and useOld chips and splits, some losses. Some old repairs and replacements. Some losses disguised with filler. Some movement/ warp to each top from movement in the underlying construction causing a 'dip' (see images) This is more noticeable to one top than it is to the other. The carcasses of the commodes are mainly constructed from wenge or a related timber (see images) . The stretchers of the carcass supporting the underside of the drawers towards the front of the commodes appear to be wenge or a related timber also. They are butt jointed in position. Pale coloured softwood or untreated/ pale mahogany is present to the underside of the top and also to the interior side of the rear panels. There are some some elements of exotic timbers (related to rosewood) to the runners secured to the interior of the carcass. As expected slender strips of timber (runners) have been added or replaced to the each side edge of the underside of the drawers to aid/ ease the running of the drawers. There are patches and areas of brown coloured filler in areas throughout the interior of the carcass, areas of the drawer linings and to the reverse of the rear panels The drawer linings are constructed from walnut or a related timber of similar appearance. The interiors of the drawer linings have been lined with glued down baize onto fitted board. This has been professionally done. There are some faults, wear, some stains and lifting to the boards. There is no evidence that the legs have been shortened. (Please see additional images) Some possible old worm damage but little or nine is immediately visible. This may have been disguised by the filler present. The locks appear to be original. They are steel. There is one key present that operates all of the locks. The key may possibly have been re-made/ replaced. Please refer to the additional images available via email for visual reference to condition in addition to those available online . Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 330
A bombe commode,19th century, North Italian, Lombardy, the marquetry and ivory inlaid top depicting a wild boar hunting scene, above a drawer with a lion mask handle, and door, enclosing two shelves, 49cm wide29cm deep76cm highIMPORTANT NOTE This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding. This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 35L43B1MCondition ReportCrack to the top. Losses to the edges of the doors. The drawer is possibly later or re-veneered. Knocks and wear throughout.
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