A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES TOPINO, CIRCA 1770-75
Details
The shaped moulded brèche d’Alep top above a frieze inlaid with entrelac motif centred by quatrefoils above two graduated drawers inlaid sans travers with geometric borders the lower drawer mounted with a rockwork and foliate landscape supporting fluted vases, the shaped apron with a foliate mount flanked by cabriole legs headed by fluted angle mounts with laurel wreaths terminating in acanthus leaves above faux fluting terminating in foliate and lion paw sabots, some restorations to the veneers
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 41 1/2 in. (105 cm.) wide; 23 1/2 in. (60cm.) deep
Provenance
Collection of the Marquis de Breteuil (1847-1916).
Collection of H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor (1894-1972).
Collection of Leon Helft.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 1987, lot 136, where acquired by the present owner.
Lot Essay
Charles Topino, maître in 1773
With its striking satiné veneers, shaped form and ormolu mounts this commode relates to another stamped by Topino and illustrated P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 844, fig. Another related commode of a larger size, which was exhibited in 'Grands Ebénistes et Menuisiers Parisiens du XVIIIe siècle', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, December 1955 - February 1956, lot 321 and then sold, Collection Georges Heine; Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 23 March 1971, lot 105. A further related commode by Topino, although of larger proportion, is illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes au XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1956, fig. AH.
Charles Topino (d. 1803), of the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine specialised in light, delicate furniture often enriched with marquetry panels of flowers or 'naif' still-lifes. His characteristic bronzes dorés were cast by Viret, chased by Chamboin and Dubuisson and gilded by Bicard, Gerard and Vallet. His principal customers were marchands-merciers and fellow ébénistes including Dautriche, Denizot, Guillaume and Héricourt (G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes, London, 1974, II, p. 880-882).
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES TOPINO, CIRCA 1770-75
Details
The shaped moulded brèche d’Alep top above a frieze inlaid with entrelac motif centred by quatrefoils above two graduated drawers inlaid sans travers with geometric borders the lower drawer mounted with a rockwork and foliate landscape supporting fluted vases, the shaped apron with a foliate mount flanked by cabriole legs headed by fluted angle mounts with laurel wreaths terminating in acanthus leaves above faux fluting terminating in foliate and lion paw sabots, some restorations to the veneers
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 41 1/2 in. (105 cm.) wide; 23 1/2 in. (60cm.) deep
Provenance
Collection of the Marquis de Breteuil (1847-1916).
Collection of H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor (1894-1972).
Collection of Leon Helft.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 1987, lot 136, where acquired by the present owner.
Lot Essay
Charles Topino, maître in 1773
With its striking satiné veneers, shaped form and ormolu mounts this commode relates to another stamped by Topino and illustrated P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 844, fig. Another related commode of a larger size, which was exhibited in 'Grands Ebénistes et Menuisiers Parisiens du XVIIIe siècle', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, December 1955 - February 1956, lot 321 and then sold, Collection Georges Heine; Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 23 March 1971, lot 105. A further related commode by Topino, although of larger proportion, is illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes au XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1956, fig. AH.
Charles Topino (d. 1803), of the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine specialised in light, delicate furniture often enriched with marquetry panels of flowers or 'naif' still-lifes. His characteristic bronzes dorés were cast by Viret, chased by Chamboin and Dubuisson and gilded by Bicard, Gerard and Vallet. His principal customers were marchands-merciers and fellow ébénistes including Dautriche, Denizot, Guillaume and Héricourt (G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes, London, 1974, II, p. 880-882).
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
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