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A Russian neoclassical ormolu-mounted mahogany secrétaire à abattant circa 1800
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany, pine, bronze, leather
- height 64 in.; width 42 1/4 in.; depth 24 1/4 in.
- 162 cm; 107 cm; 61 cm
Provenance
Ariane Dandois, Sotheby's New York, October 25-26, 2007, lot 309
Condition
In excellent restored condition; repaired vertical age cracks at the sides and front. Mechanism to fall-front bent, railing warped, patches to veneer, minor restorations, previously with gallery.
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.
Catalogue Note
The present secrétaire owes its overall concept to the secrétaire à abattant popularized in Paris. The arrangement of the various elements is, however, typical of the work which was executed in Moscow and Saint Petersburg at the turn of the eighteenth century. A comparable example in Karelian birch is illustrated, Antoine Chenevière, Russian Furniture, The Golden Age 1780-1840, New York, 1988, p. 128, fig. 115.