Wardrobe with two bodies, upper body recessed, in molded wal - Lot 210

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Result : 19 428EUR
Wardrobe with two bodies, upper body recessed, in molded wal - Lot 210
Wardrobe with two bodies, upper body recessed, in molded walnut inlaid with bone and mother-of-pearl, opening with four doors and two drawers. The amounts, entablatures and belt are decorated with a rich decoration of nets, scrolls, birds, characters, fantastic animals, masks, and medallions with profiles of kings and soldiers. The leaves are decorated with interlacing binding plates, warriors, birds and grimacing masks. The sides are decorated with floral compartments centered on a medallion featuring either a soldier or a naked angel. The top is inlaid with masks in the corners. Cornice, belt and base projecting. Loire Valley, circa 1600 H. 180 cm. L. 140 cm. D. 53 cm. (parts probably blackened in the 19th century, wear and accidents, restorations of use) Bibliography : - Jacqueline Boccador, le mobilier français du Moyen-Age à la Renaissance, Ancienne collection Perpitch, Monelle Hayot, 1988, p.264. - M. de Fayet, Meubles et ensembles Moyen-Age et Renaissance, ancienne collection Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris 1961, p.26. These two-body pieces of furniture with bone, mother-of-pearl or brass inlaid decoration are reputed to have been made in workshops in the Loire Valley during the reigns of Henri IV and Louis XIII. Known works sold at auction : - Tajan, Collection Marcel Puech, 08/11/1988, lot 32 - Christie's, 08/11/2005, lot 357 - Koller, 19/09/2013, lot 1022 - Pierre Bergé et Associés, 01/06/2017, lot 23
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