Lotto 1323* - A182 Arti decorative - giovedì, 21. settembre 2017, 10h00
IMPORTANT BUREAU-PLAT "AUX BUSTES DE FEMMES",
French Regency style, after designs by A.C. BOULLE (André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732), probably by E. ZWIENER (Emanuel Zwiener, born 1849), Paris ca. 1900.
Tulipwood and rosewood, in veneer and finely inlaid with a lozenge pattern and a diamond pattern. Curved top, lined with green gold-pressed leather, edged in brass, the body "en contour à l'arbalète" with curved feet. Front with broad central drawer, with 1 drawer on each side. Same, but sham arrangement on verso. Each side with a pull-out shelf with matching lining. Exquisite gilt bronze mounts and sabots designed as female busts, mascarons, foliage and decorative frieze.
202x90x81 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
A similar bureau-plat, signed E. Zwiener, was sold at Dobiaschofsky, Bern on 5 May 2010 (Lot No. 2686).
Literature:
- D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 645-648 (biogr. information).
- C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Suffolk 1981; p. 42 (biogr. information).
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
A similar bureau-plat, signed E. Zwiener, was sold at Dobiaschofsky, Bern on 5 May 2010 (Lot No. 2686).
Literature:
- D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 645-648 (biogr. information).
- C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Suffolk 1981; p. 42 (biogr. information).
CHF 12 000 / 20 000 | (€ 12 370 / 20 620)
Venduto per CHF 14 900 (incl. premio)