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Roland Mellan
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- 'L'Homme Debout': A unique cabinet
marked 'Mellan, 8668' to the reverse
- 199cm. high by 118cm. wide by 51cm. deep;
- 6ft. 6 1/4 in., 3ft. 10 1/2 in., 1ft. 8 in.
brass and enamel, with a finely hammered surface, the pair of cupboard doors with three interlocking mounts enclosing five adjustable shelves, on four riveted ring supports, conformingly finished to the reverse
Exhibited
David Gill Galleries, London, 2003.
Literature
Roland Mellan, exhibtion catalogue, David Gill Galleries, London, 2003, p.13.
Catalogue Note
Roland Mellan, a furniture maker since 1994, uses multiple metals - tin, aluminium, steel, copper - to re-invent the use of marquetry in furniture design. In his Marseille workshop, by the complex and pain-staking layering of enamelled finishes, in this case light green, dark green, purple, with the effects of both matt and polished brass, Mellan achieves a dazzling surface which is smooth to the touch yet stimulating to the eye.