Lot 1033 - A180 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 30. March 2017, 10.00 AM
PAIR OF BUREAU CABINETS,
Baroque, Lombardy ca. 1740.
Walnut and burlwood, in veneer and inlaid with reserves. Inclined, hinged writing surface. Front with 3 drawers. Inner compartment with 4 drawers arranged in 2 rows. Bronze mounts and sabots. Restored, requires some restoration.
128x59x(open 94)x120 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Ticino.
An almost identical bureau cabinet is depicted in: M. Cera, Il mobile italiano, Milan 1983; p. 116 (Ill. 180). A comparable pair from the Château de Vincy was sold at our March 2007 auction (Lot No. 1064).
A similar bureau cabinet is depicted in: A. Gonzales-Palacios, Europäische Möbelkunst - Italien 16.-18. Jahrhundert, Munich 1975; p. 71 (Ill. 90).
CHF 28 000 / 48 000 | (€ 28 870 / 49 480)
Sold for CHF 41 300 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.