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A gilt-bronze mounted mahogany veneer gueridon, 1985

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

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Description

In the 18th century style, the openwork gallery decorated with draperies, the central top with a similar decoration, on four caryatid feet joined by an interlaced stretcher; (stains and sun fading)

 

Haut. 105 cm, diam. 83 cm ; Height 41 3/8 in, diam. 32 ¾ in

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Commission made to Les Bronzes de Style in 1985.

This gueridon is a modified version of the one delivered by Bernard Molitor in 1803 to the Château de Saint-Cloud, which is now in the Petit Trianon at the Château de Versailles (inv. T 512 C). The latter originally featured a two-tiered shelf, likely like the one on this piece. The base, composed of carved figures inspired by antiquity, is connected by a curved stretcher, typical of the refined structures employed by the cabinetmaker.