A Private Collection: Volume 2, Important Furniture and Decoration Inspired by XVIII Century Models

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Lot 149
  • 149

guéridon French, circa 1880

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Description

  • height 28 7/8 in.; diameter 20 1/4 in.
  • 73.3 cm; 51.5 cm
gilt-bronze and blued steel, améthyste marble top.

Literature

T. Gannon, Newport Mansions, The Gilded Age, p. 65, for the illustration of a four-legged model at Rosecliff Mansion.

Catalogue Note

Rosecliff Mansion, Newport, Rhode Island was built in 1898 for Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and is considered one of the most refined and classical mansions -- the so-called 'Cottages' -- in Newport. Designed by the Architect Stanford White, it was modeled on the Grand Trianon at Versailles.

The quality of the present lot is excellent and is comparable to a similar gueridon by Théodore Millet, sold Christie's, London, September 29, 2005, lot 178.