Bonhams
Lot 78
A Napoleon III porcelain and ormolu mounted mahogany, sycamore and marquetry two-tier gueridon or serviteur-fideleCirca 1865, in the Louis XV/XVI Transitional styleThe adjustable ratcheted and dished panel mounted upper tier with a pierced gallery inset with a porcelain plaque painted with a ribbon tied bunch of assorted flowers, on an octagonal column with moulded angles, the lower tier mounted with a trefoil-pattern gallery, the circular moulded base terminating in three downswept and tapering square section legs, each inlaid with a bellflower pendant, with scrolled acanthus cast sabots, the underside with an old printed paper label which reads: 'EARL OF ROSEBERY', the approximate diameter of the lower tier: 30cm; approximately 46cm wide x 46cm deep.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe offered lot was formerly housed at Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire, the historic home of the Earls of Rosebery.This serviteur fidele or two-tier gueridon subsequently sold Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., Mentmore, 18-20 May 1977, Mentmore, Vol. I Furniture, lot 95, wherein it was described as being 19th century in the Louis XVI style. A porcelain mounted gueridon a double plateau, circa 1770, made by Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix (RVLC), which is of similar form and design to the present lot, appears illustrated in C. Roinet, Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix, 1727-1799, 2000, Paris, fig. 42, pp.'s 100-101. In fact this comparable example bears the Lacroix or RVLC stamp. It is notable that the Lacroix gueridon has a slightly larger lower tier, whereas both tiers on the offered lot are of the same proportions. The latter is also evidently the case with regards to another related porcelain mounted model, one executed and stamped by Carlin in circa 1776, which also features Ibid, fig. 43, pp.'s 100-101.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP 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
