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A set of four ormolu mounted porcelain wall-lights KPM Berlin, c. 1770
On the back sceptre mark in cobalt blue, some with impressed letter 'F' and 'G'
White Porcelain; bronze, cast, chased, fire-gilt
H. 35 cm. (13.78 in.), w. 40 cm. (15.75 in.), d. 31 cm (12.20 in.) -
Console table France, Louis XIV period, c. 1700–1720 Walnut, carved, gilded, table-top of Sarrancolin marble Duc d‘Antin H. 82.5 cm (32½ in.), L. 104 cm (41 in.), D. 52 cm (20½ in.)
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An ormolu mounted floral marquetry table en chiffonnière Nicolas Petit (1732-1791, maître in 1761)
Paris, Louis XV/Louis XVI (Transition) period, c. 1770
Stamped "N· PETIT" and "JME"
H. 68.5 cm (27 in.); w. 32.5 cm (12.8 in.); d. 25.5 cm (10 in.)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, May 31, 1957, lot 140;
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973 -
A table à écrire Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix (1727-1799; maître in 1755)
A table à écrire
Paris, Transition period, c. 1770
Stamped "R·V·L·C" and "JME"
Oak carcase, veneer in satiné, rosewood, amaranth, sycamore, beech, holly (partially stained),
ormolu mounts, dark green maroquin leather lining
H. 71.5 cm (28.15 in.), w. 46.5 cm (18.31 in.), d. 34 cm (13.39 in.) -
Bonheur du jour Daniel De Loose (maître in 1767, ob. 1788)
Paris, Louis XVI period, c. 1775
Stamped 'D·DELOOSE' and 'JME'
Rosewood, amaranth wood, satinwood, kingwood (bois de violette), holly, sycamore and various other stained woods; bronze, partly chased and fire gilded; brass, gilded
H. 93 cm (37.01 in.), w. 71 cm (27.56 in.), d. 42 cm (41.5 in.) -
A pair of three-shelf dessert tables
Joseph Gengenbach, called Canabas
(1712-1797, maître in 1766)
Paris, Louis XVI period, c. 1780
Stamped "J. CANABAS"
Mahogany carcase and veneer (acajou de Cuba)
H. 102 cm (40.16 in.), w. 60 cm (23.62 in.), d. 51 cm (20.08 in.) -
A pair of fauteuils à la reine
Nicolas Quinibert Foliot (1706-1776)
Paris, Louis XV period, c. 1750
Stamped 'N·Q·FOLIOT'
Beechwood, carved, painted in grey and yellow
Old French tapestry upholstery fabric
H. 99 cm (39 in.), w. 72.5 cm (28½ in.), d. 62 cm (24½ in.) -
Writing table Bénédikt Holl (1755-1833)
Signed and dated, Vienna 1808
Old handwritten label on of the drawers: "Benedikt Holl, Bürgerlich Tischlermeister in Wien, anno 1808"
Mahogany carcase and veneer, ebony fillets, ormolu mounts
H. 78,5 cm (30.91 in.), w. 86 cm (33.86 in.), d. 52 cm (20.47 in.)
Franz Winisch-Graetz, Der rätselhafte Meister B. Holl und die Wiener Kleinmöbel des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts, in: Alte und moderne Kunst, 23th edition 1978, no. 160/161, p. 29-35.
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A pair of neoclassical crystal, brass and bronze chandeliers The Werner & Mieth manufacture was founded in Berlin in 1792 and was given a Royal Appointment in 1794. They supplied chandeliers for the most important houses around Berlin, including the Japanese Palace and the palace of Sans-Souci at Potsdam.
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A neoclassical gilt bronze and crystal chandelier
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A pair of Bergères Paris, Louis XV period, c. 1750
Beechwood, carved, painted in white and blue
95 x 77 x 57 cm (37 ³/₈ x 30 ¹/₄ x 22 ¹/₂ inches)
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A pair of Princely encoignures Pierre II Migeon (1696 - 1758)
Paris, Louis XV period, c. 1750
Stamped "MIGEON" and "JME"
H. 98 cm (38½ in.), w. 79 cm (31⅛ in.), d. 54 cm (21¼ in.) -
Bureau mazarin
Design and execution attributed to Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
(Groningen 1663−1715 Paris)
Paris, Louis XIV period, c.1685
Restored by Jacques Dubois, c. 1750, stamped “I DUBOIS”
H. 84 cm (33 in.), W. 121 cm (47⅝ in.), D. 70 cm (27½ in.) -
A parquetry commode François Mondon (1694 - 1770)
Paris, Régence period, c. 1730
Stamped “FMD” (on the left front stile)
H. 86 cm (337/8 in.), W. 154.5 cm (6013/16 in.), D. 64.5 cm (253/8 in.) -
A pair of library cabinets (bibliothèques) Bernard II. van Risenburgh, called B.V.R.B. (1696 - 1766)
Paris, Louis XV period, c. 1755
Stamped "B·V·R·B"
H. 253 cm (99⅝ in.), w. 145 cm (75⅛ in.), d. 43 cm (16⅞ in.) -
An important Dresden Rococo writing cabinet Michael Kimmel (attributed), electoral-royal cabinetmaker (“Cabinett-Tischler”) Dresden ca. 1750/60
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Table de toilette or “coiffeuse” David Roentgen (11.8.1743 - 12.2.1807) Roentgen manufactory, Neuwied, 1770/75 Stained maple (“bois de tabac”) and other light veneer woods, rosewood, carcase in oak and pine, cedar, cherry, brass, iron, ormolu mounts, silver H. 77 cm, W. 91 cm, D. 63.5 cm
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A German Rococo giltwood console
Main-Franconia, presumably Würzburg, c. 1760
Carved and gilt limewood; marble top
H. 89 cm (35 in.), w. 156 cm (61½ in.), d. 77 cm (30¼ in.) -
Commode Mazarine au jasmin Attributed to the Workshop of Renaud Gaudron († 1727, since 1686 cabinet-maker to the French crown) Paris, Louis XIV period, ca. 1710 Oak, veneered with stained pear, various fruitwoods, ash, burl wood, tropical woods; bone inlay; fire-gilt bronze mounts H. 86 cm, W. 132 cm, D. 70 cm
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A baroque marble fountain France, mid 18th century Marbre rouge royale des Ardennes belges H. 227 cm, w. 86 cm, d. 68 cm