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Hector Guimard
Estimate
35,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description
- Hector Guimard
- Table de salon, vers 1900-1910
Pearwood
- Hauteur : 71 cm (28 in.) Largeur : 121 cm (47 5/8 in.) Profondeur : 50 cm (19 ¾ in.)
en poirier sculpté et mouluré, le plateau de forme ovale reposant sur quatre pieds moulurés sculptés de fins motifs soulignant le plateau à la partie supérieure, cambrés, et reliés deux à deux formant des côtés ajourés
Provenance
Galerie Impulsion-B., Nicolas Borsje, Paris
Literature
Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Furniture, éd. Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1982, p. 136
Geneviève Leclerc, Consécration du Modern Style, Trouvailles, n. 23, mai-juin 2003, p. 56
Georges Vigne et Felipe Ferré, Hector Guimard, éd. Charles Moreau, 2003, p. 187
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 606
Geneviève Leclerc, Consécration du Modern Style, Trouvailles, n. 23, mai-juin 2003, p. 56
Georges Vigne et Felipe Ferré, Hector Guimard, éd. Charles Moreau, 2003, p. 187
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 606
Condition
The top has been later veneered. An horizontal crack to the veneer. Some minor cracks and sparse gaps on the top. The entire table presents many old worm holes, now filled. The upper and sculpted part of the feet restored, the holes again filled. Many traces of restoration visible on the edges.
The top was reinforced on the reverse with four panels presenting many traces of glue.
Le plateau replaqué. Fissure du placage traversant le plateau de long en large. Quelques petites fentes et écartements épars sur le plateau. l'ensemble du meuble présente de nombreux trous de vers anciens rebouchés. Les parties supérieures des pieds saillantes restaurées et les trous comblés. Nombreuses traces de restaurations visibles sur la ceinture et les pieds.
Le plateau renforcé au dessous par quatre planches qui présentent de nombreuses traces de colle.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.