Auction Preview: Furniture and Decorative Art at Dorotheum, Vienna, Mar 11
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What: Furniture and Decorative ArtWhere: Dorotheum; Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Wien, AustriaWhen: March 11; 04.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- An imposing historicist display cabinet. Modified Italian Renaissance style of the late 19th century, dark stained hardwooAuction Preview: Furniture and Decorative Art at Dorotheum, Vienna, Mar 11
What: Furniture and Decorative ArtWhere: Dorotheum; Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Wien, AustriaWhen: March 11; 04.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- An imposing historicist display cabinet. Modified Italian Renaissance style of the late 19th century, dark stained hardwood and softwood frame in two parts with bombe front, lavishly carved in the form of mythical creatures and hybrid beasts as well as caryatids, lower section with two doors featuring sumptuous decorative floral carvings in the form of baskets of flowers and atlases along the lesenes, upper section glazed on three sides with curved glass inlays on the front and vertical cornice in the mid-section, cartouche-shaped carved decor in the form of hybrid marine creatures, several shelves, c. 290 x 177 x 73 cm, 1 side glass with fissure, signs of age and use. Estimate: EUR 7,000 - EUR 9,000 (USD 7,900 - USD 10,000)- An ornamental sideboard, Italy (Venice?) c. 1900. Partly executed in walnut root and pearwood, body in 2 parts with several oil paintings featuring floral still lifes, young women and a Venetian amorous scene, three drawers, four doors, mirror inlay, c. 233 x 171 x 56 cm, signs of age, small parts missing. Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 9,000 (USD 6,800- USD 10,000)- An imposing historicist etagere, modified Italian Renaissance style of the late 19th century, dark stained hardwood and softwood frame in two parts with hinged top surmounted by tapering etagere, lavishly decorated with naturalistic carvings featuring mythical creatures and hybrid beasts, cartouche-shaped carved finish, c. 257 x 135 x 61 cm, small carved elements missing, signs of age and use. Estimate: EUR 5,000- EUR 7,000 (USD 5,700 - USD 7,900 )- A salon chest of drawers, Louis XVI period, c. 1780. Partly solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, with polished finish, rounded fluted lesenes, 5 drawers, chased bronze mounts gilt at a later date, moulded marble top, c. 88 x 132 x 63 cm. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000 (USD 4,500 - USD 6,800)- A half-height salon cabinet, transitional-style, last third of the 18th century. Gently curved oak structure with rosewood and tulipwood veneer as well as with floral marquetry of diverse precious woods on all sides, 2 doors, moulded marble top, supplemented bronze mounts, stamped A. Bailleul, c. 43 x 88 x 36.5 cm. Estimate: EUR 4,000- EUR 6,000 (USD 4,500 - USD 6,800 )- A male torso, 19th/20th century. Athletic, muscular body in contrapposto pose, the torso slightly bent to one side, marble worked in the round, surface with patina, age-related damage, height 118 cm. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 7,000 (USD 4,500 - USD 7,900)- A small lady’s or child’s desk in Biedermeier style. Modern, professionally executed high-quality hardwood and softwood frame in lyre form, with walnut veneer and polished finish, 1 large and 1 small drawer, fall-front writing surface with 3 interior drawers, hinged sliding top, c. 126 x 74 x 31 cm. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 (USD 4,500 – USD 5,700)For details, visit: https://www.dorotheum.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more