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A Louis XV carved giltwood console table in the manner of Contant d'Ivry circa 1745
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marble, beechwood
- height 34 in.; length 73 1/2 in.; depth 28 in.
- 86.5 cm; 187 cm; 71 cm
Provenance
The Patiño Collection, sold Sotheby's New York, November 1, 1986, lot 64
Sold Sotheby's New York, November 5, 1998, lot 420
Sold Sotheby's New York, November 5, 1998, lot 420
Literature
Bill G.B. Pallot, L'Art du Siège au XVIII Siècle en France, 1987, p. 155.
Condition
Marble with restored breaks and sections of infill (front of marble with 2 x 2 inch section of infill); chips to edges of marble. Gilding probably original with some areas refreshed. Age cracks to console; restored cracks to stretcher. Some restored breaks to extremities of carving. Gilding with wear and rubbing to expose red bole beneath. Some chips and losses to gesso.
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
This table bears striking similarities to a pair of consoles delivered circa 1755 for the salon in Count Bernstorff's house in Copenhagen and, according to Svend Eriksen, made after designs by the architect Contant d'Ivry (1698-1777), an important exponent of the Neoclassical style in France in the mid-18th century, see Svend Eriksen, Early Neo-classicism in France, London, 1974, pl. 26, pp. 294-295.
A pair of consoles similar to these was lot 102 in the sale of the collection of the Earl of Rosebery, sold Sotheby's, Mentmore, May 18-20, 1977, lot 102. Although of a more pronounced Rococo character and more profusely decorated, the offered lot is very closely related to both the Mentmore and the Copenhagen consoles. The design of the scrolls on the frieze and the sweep of the legs indicate a common source of inspiration; although differently treated in detail, the stretchers of the Mentmore consoles and the offered lot show the same angularity halfway between the legs, and the large flower-filled baskets which are prominent features of all the aforementioned examples. In addition, the in-scrolled feet of the offered lot and the Mentmore consoles are identical.
Count Bernstorff's house was built between 1750-1755, the furniture presumably being completed by 1755-1757. For stylistic reasons, this console must pre-date the Copenhagen pieces by about ten years and must have been executed between 1745 and 1750, the apogee of the Rococo style.
A pair of consoles similar to these was lot 102 in the sale of the collection of the Earl of Rosebery, sold Sotheby's, Mentmore, May 18-20, 1977, lot 102. Although of a more pronounced Rococo character and more profusely decorated, the offered lot is very closely related to both the Mentmore and the Copenhagen consoles. The design of the scrolls on the frieze and the sweep of the legs indicate a common source of inspiration; although differently treated in detail, the stretchers of the Mentmore consoles and the offered lot show the same angularity halfway between the legs, and the large flower-filled baskets which are prominent features of all the aforementioned examples. In addition, the in-scrolled feet of the offered lot and the Mentmore consoles are identical.
Count Bernstorff's house was built between 1750-1755, the furniture presumably being completed by 1755-1757. For stylistic reasons, this console must pre-date the Copenhagen pieces by about ten years and must have been executed between 1745 and 1750, the apogee of the Rococo style.