Auction Preview: Furniture & Works of Art Session 1 at Artcurial, Paris, Nov 26
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What: Furniture & Works of Art Session 1Where: Artcurial 7, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees 75008, Paris, FranceWhen: November 26, 07.00 PMPublic Viewing: 25 November, 11 am-6pm; 26 November, 11 am-6pm; 27 November, 10 am-12pm, by appointmentTop lots of thAuction Preview: Furniture & Works of Art Session 1 at Artcurial, Paris, Nov 26
What: Furniture & Works of Art Session 1Where: Artcurial 7, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees 75008, Paris, FranceWhen: November 26, 07.00 PMPublic Viewing: 25 November, 11 am-6pm; 26 November, 11 am-6pm; 27 November, 10 am-12pm, by appointmentTop lots of the sale:- Louis Xv Period Table, Paris, Circa 1730 Attributed to Sebastien-Antoine Slodtz (1695-1754) and Paul-Ambroise Slodtz (1702-1758) , Probably after a drawing by Germain Boffrand (1667-1754). In carved oak and gilded, Seravezza violet breccia marble top, fretwork shape, the movement belt centered on all sides by a perforated palmette, the console legs ending with volutes with acanthus leaves and joined by an XH spacer. 90 cm (35 1/2 in.) / L. : 210 cm (82 1/2 in.) / W: 111 cm (43 3/4 in.). Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 € ($226,620 – 339,930)- Roman Era, 1st-2nd Century After J.-C. Ganymede holding an oenochoe. Bronze exceptional Marbled patina black, brown and green, smooth, showing cuprite and azurite; missing one foot and a few fingers to one hand. H.: 69.6 cm (27 1/2 in.) Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 € ($226,620 – 339,930)- Cabinet, Northern Germany (Probably Berlin around 1710-1720). In European varnish predominantly red and gold on a black background, decorated with chinoiserie, ornamentation of chiseled and gilded metal, the facade opening with two doors revealing an interior with eleven drawers out of five rows, on a base of fir and basswood carved and gilded, a pencil inscription on the back «Mittwoch in das Schlafzimmer», a label numbered 853 on the back of the cabinet and another numbered 485 under the base. H.: 150 cm (59 in .) / l. : 90 cm (35 1/2 in.) / W: 56 cm (22 in.). Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 € ($45,324 – 67,986)- Cabinet with Two Bodies Of Time Louis XIV, Circa 1680. In ebony veneer, amaranth, rosewood, floral fruitwood marquetry, pewter inlays, ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze, the facade with asymmetrical decoration of birds and foliage natural flower, opening with a door and eleven drawers, the central panel with a vase of flowers pattern on an entablature supported by a winged mask concealing an interior in geometric marquetry with seven small drawers, the belt opening with two drawers, two leaves in the lower part decorated with an octagonal reserve in jump, the sides decorated with flowery vases and foliage scrolls, resting on a plinth with perforated cut punctuated with gilt bronze rosettes. H.: 215 cm (84 1/2 in.) / l . : 136 cm (53 1/2 in.) / P.: 50 cm (19 1/2 in.). Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 € ($45,324 – 67,986)- Pair of Armchairs in the Queen of Period Regency. In carved and gilded wood, the armrests in foliated console, the belt adorned with a shell inscribed in a cartouche flanked with volutes on a background of braces, arched feet finished in leafy winding, joined by an X-shaped spacer, eighteenth-century poppy tapestry decoration decorated with poppies. H.: 103 cm (40 1/2 in.) / l. : 71 cm (28 in.). Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 € ($45,324 – 67,986)- Majolic Cup of Faenza of the XVI Century, Circa 1540 By Baldassarre Manara or his workshop. With polychrome decoration of a scene of the Annunciation on a background of architecture, the back decorated with patterns of imbricated scales; crack, small chips. D.: 22,1 cm (8 3/4 in.). Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 € ($33,993 – 56,655)- Parquet Regulator of Louis XV Period Attributed to Charles Cressent (1685-1768). In veneer of rosewood and violet wood, ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze, the dial and the movement signed «Charost AParis»; small accidents and lack of veneer; the plinth of pop-era. H. H.: 234 cm (92 in.) / l. : 64 cm (25 1/4 in.) Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 € ($33,993 – 56,655)For details, visit: http://www.artcurial.com/en/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more