Lot 1068 - A196 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 25. March 2021, 01.30 PM
ELEGANT ROCOCO COMMODE
Genoa ca. 1750.
Rosewood, inlaid with rosettes and fillets. Front with two drawers, the upper drawer sans-traverse. Pierced, gilt bronze handles and escutcheons. Shaped "Brocatello di Siena" marble top. 1 key.
117 × 63 × 88 cm.
Small cracks, in part restored. Losses to the marble top. Featuring the signature "Joubert" under the marble.
Cf. Giacomo Wannenes. Mobili d'Italia. Il settecento Storia, Stili, Mercato. Milan, 1984. p. 38 with illustration of a comparable chest of drawers, both in terms of the bronze fittings used and the use of inlays typical of the "barocchetto genovese". Cf. also Lelio Canonero. Barocchetto Genovese. Aldo Martello Editore. Cf. also: Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios. Il Mobile in Liguria. Genoa, 1996. p. 244 (with illustration of a comparable chest of drawers).
CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)
Sold for CHF 34 460 (including buyer’s premium)
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