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Lot 2160
Bedeutender Secretaire-à-Trois-Corps - sog. "Cantourgen" Mainz, ca. 1740/50 230x130x75 cm Zweischübiges Kommodenteil auf Volutenfüßen, an den vier teils abgeschrägten Ecken fein geschnitzte, applizierte C-Bögen. Geschweifte Front und Seiten. Mittelteil sich passig nach oben verjüngend, vier seitliche Schubfächer, zentrale, aufklappbare Schreibplatte. Zweitüriger Aufsatz, an den Seiten Lisenen mit C-Bögen und korinthischen Kapitellen, schauseitig Schlagleiste, die das Lisenendekor wieder aufgreift. Kabinettausstattung mit zentraler Tür und 13 Schüben, diese zentral verriegelt über das Türfach. Bronze- und Messingbeschläge. Nussbaum, Nussbaummaser, Mooreiche, Zwetschge u.a., graviert, koloriert, teils brandschattiert. Reich intarsiert. Auf dem Kommodenteil Vogeldarstellungen auf Zweigen und Blattwerk, Bandelwerk, Blütenmotive. Die Vögel wiederholen sich auf den Türen des Oberteils, darüber vasenförmige Aufbauten mit Hibiskus-Stauden. Auf der Schreibplatte die Darstellung der Flucht nach Ägypten in einer weiten Landschaft mit Burg, Ruinenarchitektur und weiterer Figurenstaffage. L. rest., Altersspuren. Provenienz: Aus einer alten bayerischen Privatsammlung, erworben bei Hugo Ruef, 405. Kunstauktion, 25.-28. März 1981, Lot 4520, seither in Familienbesitz. Der Typus des Mainzer Schreibschrankes, "Cantourgen" genannt, abgeleitet von "Kantor" oder "Cantour", was einen Schreibtisch bzw. ein Büro bezeichnet, gilt als Höhepunkt deutscher Möbelkunst des 18. Jahrhunderts. Es entspricht auch dem lokalen Dialekt, dem "Cantour" (dem großen Büro) ein "gen", zu Hochdeutsch die Verkleinerungsform "chen" beizufügen, und so ein "Cantour-chen" ein "kleines Büro" zu benennen. Die charakteristischen stilistischen Merkmale sind u.a. die markanten, abgeschrägten und teils frei stehenden Volutenlisenen und C-Bögen an den Ecken mit den korinthischen Kapitellen sowie die reichen Intarsien aus verschiedenen Materialien. Dieser Möbeltypus galt als Meisterstück der Mainzer Tischler und die Exemplare wurden zumeist für den lokalen Adel gefertigt. Besonders ist die Tatsache, daß sich zu den hervorragenden Mainzer Möbeln aus dem 18. Jahrhundert nicht nur die Möbel als solche, sondern auch eine sehr umfangreiche Reihe von Meisterrissen der Mainzer Schreinerzunft erhalten haben, die in der Folge die Formen der Meisterstücke der Zeit zwischen 1676 und 1816 wiedergibt. Lit. Fritz Arens, Meisterrisse und Möbel der Mainzer Schreiner, Mainz 1955, Tafel 53 ff. Bekannte Mainzer Stückmeister waren u.a. Anton Ortlauff, Johann Philipp Joseph Alffter, Johann Philipp Raab, Ludwig Escher, Franz Brant oder Heinrich Härtig und Johann Valentin Brenner. In Privatbesitz sind noch verschiedene Exemplare der Cantourgen bekannt, weitere Stücke u.a. im Reiß-Museum (Mannheim), im Badischen Landesmuseum (Karlsruhe), im Hessischen Landesmuseum (Darmstadt) oder in der Eremitage (St. Petersburg). Lit. Kreisel/Himmelheber, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Spätbarock und Rokoko, S. 304 ff., Abb. 1038-1045, wobei von den hier vorgestellten Exemplaren ein Schreibschrank von Kilian Bender um 1750 bzw. ein Sekretär von Johann Philipp Raab aus dem Jahr 1766 (Abb. 1038, 1041) in der Form und Volutendekoration die meisten Ähnlichkeiten zu dem hier angebotenen Stück vorweisen. Vgl. Auch Wolfgang L. Eller, Schreibmöbel 1700-1850, Abb. 96-104 sowie Heidrun Zinnkann, Meisterstücke Mainzer Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, Katalognr. X. Die Geschichte der einst freien Stadt Mainz (1244-1462) wurde bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts durch die Mainzer Kurfürsten und Erzbischöfe bestimmt. Dank seiner günstigen geographischen Lage am Rhein und seiner Funktion als Festungsstadt und Sitz des Kurfürsten erlebte Mainz im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert eine weitere wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Blüte, was zur Folge hatte, daß die Ansprüche und Nachfragen in Kunst und Handwerk stiegen und Mainz zu einem in vielen Bereichen führenden kulturellen Zentrum wurde. AN EXCELLENT BRONZE MOUNTED AND MARQUETRIED WALNUT, BOG OAK, PLUM AND OTHERS SECRETAIRE-A-TROIS-CORPS, SO-CALLED "CANTOURGEN", Mainz, c. 1740/50. Commode part with two drawers, ornitological and floral marquetry, with c-shaped carvings, central part with hinged writing desk, on the front a rich marquetry depicting The Flight into Egypt in a wide landscape with ruin architecture. Double leaf top with floral and ornitological marquetry, applied carved pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Rich cabinet interior with 13 drawers and central door. - Minor restorations and traces of age. Provenance: Old Bavarian Private Collection. With Hugo Ruef, Munich, 405. Kunstauktion, 25.-28. March 1981, lot 4520. In family property until today. The Mainz furniture type "Cantourgen" (a German dialect word, meaning a small office) is the highpoint of German art of furniture in the 18th century and these masterpieces have mostly been manufactured for the local nobility. Quite a lot of design illustrations from the masters of the Mainz carpenters' guild have remained until today, showing the development of this furniture type in the period from 1676 until 1816 (Cf. Fritz Arens, Meisterrisse und Möbel der Mainzer Schreiner, Mainz 1955, plate 53 ff.). Famous Mainz masters were amongst others Anton Ortlauff, Johann Philipp Joseph Alffter, Johann Philipp Raab, Ludwig Escher, Franz Brant, Heinrich Härtig and Johann Valentin Brenner. Some examples of the Cantourgen can still be found in private collections but also in museums like Reiß-Museum (Mannheim), Badisches Landesmuseum (Karlsruhe), Hessisches Landesmuseum (Darmstadt) and Eremitage Museum (St. Petersburg). Rel. Lit. Kreisel/Himmelheber, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Spätbarock und Rokoko, p. 304 ff., fig. 1038-1045, whereby from this examples a bureau from Kilian Bender, c. 1750, and from Johann Philipp Raab, 1766, are most closely to the piece at hand. Cf. also Wolfgang L. Eller, Schreibmöbel 1700-1850, fig. 96-104. Heidrun Zinnkann, Meisterstücke Mainzer Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, Fig. X. - The history of the former Free City Mainz (1244-1462) has been shaped by the electorial princes and archbishops until late 18th ct., experienced a cultural and prosperous heyday and became a leading cultural centre.
Lot 749
Ebonised woodGilt and raised bronze mounts of foliage decorationBronze sculpture to door depicting a cello player and pinnacle with the Greek god HermesGilt bronze dial of Roman numbering and engraved "FIEFFÉ A PARIS"Mechanism engraved "FIEFFÉ A PARIS" to reverseStrikes hours and half hoursFrance, 18th century(minor losses, faults and unchecked mechanism)Provenance: D. Manuel de Souza e Holstein-Beck Collection, Count of Póvoa. 130x47x21,5 cm
Lot 5
A rare William III oak and polychrome painted press cupboard, circa 1700, the cavetto moulded cornice above a painted panel door flanked by a painted panel on each side, the lower section with a pair of painted panel doors, all panels decorated with floral foliage, figures and animals, on shaped bracket feet, 197cm high, 134cm wide, 42cm deepCondition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. old splits and chips. some minor losses. some old repairs. The painted elements appear to be original. Lacking the lock to the upper door. The interior shelves to the upper section are all 20th century/ modern pine replacements, as are the screwed in brackets to the interior sides of the interior of the cupboard to support the shelves. The handles to the lower doors are replacements. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 118
A George II walnut feather banded bureau, circa 1740, of small proportions, the hinged and sloped top opening to a slide above a well and an arrangement of small drawers and pigeon holes centred by a cupboard door, above three long graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 95cm high, 65cm wide, 47cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Old splits, chips and some losses. old repairs and replacements. Some later associated elements. some fading overall. The handles and escutcheons are later replacements but on period style. The locks are later/ associated 18th century replacements The key is for the lock of the fall is present only. There is no key for the drawer locks. The position of the locks does not correspond with the escutcheons and key aperture particularly well. The moulding at the end of one loper (writing surface rest) is detached but present. Half of the moulding of the other is lacking. These mouldings are very likely later associated in any case. Elements of the drawer linings appear to be of the period but associated and joints are poor/ not original. The rear panel of the drawer lining of atleast two of the drawers are later replaced. One is covered partially with 19th century wallpaper. The height of the writing surface from the floor is 70cm highSome old worm damage. The hinges to the fall are later replacements. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 58
A George I walnut and feather banded kneehole desk, circa 1720, the rectangular quarter veneered top with moulded edge, above a frieze drawer, the central recessed cupboard door flanked by three drawers to each side, on shaped bracket feet, 77cm high, 77cm wide, 48cm deep For an closely related example of desk see, Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, Antique Collectors Club, 2009, page 121, plate 3:51.
Lot 226
A Queen Anne walnut and crossbanded kneehole desk, circa 1710, of small proportions, the rectangular top with moulded edge, above a frieze drawer, the recessed cupboard door flanked by three drawers to each side, on shaped bracket feet, 70cm high, 64cm wide, 46cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Old splits and chips. Undulation to top. Various old veneer repairs and sections of replacement to top and drawer fronts. Some filler used in places. Evidence of old worm. Metalware replaced. Filled/plugged holes visible to drawer fronts from previous handles and escutcheons. No key present. Later fabric applied to bottom of top drawer. The finished oak panels to the back are later. There are later supporting blocks to the interior of the carcass to help secure these and filler has been applied to join between them and the side panels. Old repairs to the strip of moulding between feet and the main body. Feet are later. Old plugged holes visible to underside from previous bun feet. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 140
A George II walnut and feather banded bureau, circa 1740, the sloped and hinged fall opening to an arrangement of pigeon holes and small drawers flanked by a cupboard door to each side, above a frieze drawer and three long graduating concave shaped drawers, on tapering square feet, 121cm high, 103cm wide, 71cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions, consistent with age and use,Some old splits and cracks, chips and losses, The handles to the long frieze drawer are later associated, and also to the recesses of the serpentine drawers belowSome surface marks and stains to the fall, One loper is recessed into the carcass - the other is lacking its handle Overall with a polished appearance, areas may have had a shellac or varnish applied previously. The design of this bureau is unusual, all features would support it being English/ British. It is perhaps by a Huguenot cabinet maker of Dutch or German origin in England? Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 298
A Regency simulated rosewood side cabinet, circa 1815, the superstructure with shaped scrolling back and two graduated shelves on turned and spindle supports, the rectangular top above a frieze drawer and a grille panel door, flanked by turned tapering columns, on turned tapering feet, 158cm high, 90cm wide, 38cm deep
Lot 21
A Queen Anne figured walnut collector's cabinet, circa 1710, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a quarter veneered door, opening to and arrangement of pigeon holes above short drawers, on turned bun feet, 53cm high, 40cm wide, 24cm deep Provenance: Christie's (ref label present) Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Old splits and chips. Hinges have been replaced. All other metalware appears original. Key present and operates lock. small amounts of filler used in places. Some old repairs to moulding. Evidence of old worm to backboard. Feet are later associated. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 227
A large quantity of gilt metal door furniture, various dates 18th and 19th century, mainly comprising two groups of door handles in the manner of designs by Robert Adam, together with six brass rim locks, late 18th/ 19th century, and a quantity of other associated metalware Provenance: Brockenhurst Park, Hampshire (Kidson Trigg, 15th April 2014, lot 566) Condition Report: The protruding knob centres on the nine door handles are approximately 5 x 5cmThe surrounding metalwork circlets and finials are approximately 13cm high, 11cm wideThe wider handles with flanking scrolls are 20cm wide, 13cm highThe small unadorned knob handles are 5 x 5cm approximately One or two elements may be lacking parts, some rubbing and wear to the gilding overall.the door locks have slight surface oxidisation to iron rears.Please refer to images for visual reference to condition of individual elements. Condition Report Disclaimer
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