A French Empire gilt-bronze mahogany and flamed mahogany veneered secrétaire en cabinet, attributed to Jacob-Desmater, the bronzes attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire, circa 1805-1810
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the upper part opening with a drop-front revealing five drawers and two shelves, resting on straight feet, adorned with fine gilded bronze ornamentation: a low-relief representing Apollo in his chariot, medallions figuring La Fontaine’s Fables (The Eagle and the Owl, The Crow and the Fox, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Fox and the Stork), thyrses, and palmettes, with a mirrored back, topped with a green Breccia marble slab (later)
Haut. 125 cm, larg. 90 cm, prof. 43 cm ; height 49 1/4 in, width 35 1/2 in, depth 17 in
Former Di Castro collection, Rome;
Italian private collection;
Sotheby's Paris, 20 April 2012, lot 174;
Kohn & Associés, Paris, 25 March 2014, lot 53.
Related literature :
J.-P. Samoyault, Mobilier français Consulat et Empire, Paris, 2009, p. 204-207, ill. p.355-356
J-P Samoyault, Meubles entrés sous le Premier Empire au château de Fontainebleau, Paris, 2004, p. 31
P. Verlet, Styles, Meubles Décors, du Louis XVI à nos jours, Paris, 1972