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A monumental gilt-bronze mounted ebonized wood and pietre dure inlaid cabinet, Vienna, circa 1905-1910, by Bernhard Ludwig

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

the upper part with eleven small drawers, each adorned with a hardstone plaque decorated with birds, flowers and fruits, in the centre a leaf surrounded by columns and ovoid medallions, revealing a niche with mirrors, the pediment adorned with gilt-bronze figures and vases of flowers, the lower part decorated with a large shell, conversing putti and sirens supporting a garland of flowers, the upper right drawer with the inscription Ludwig Vienne


Height. 133 7/8 in, width. 94 1/2 in, depth. 27 in ; Haut. 340 cm, larg. 240 cm, prof. 68,5 cm

Ludwig’s Family Collection; Vienna;

By descent to Mrs. Pauline Ludwig-Hanreich (1916-1998);

Sotheby’s London, 7 June 1984, lot 401 (£115,000);

Acquired by Paolo Brisigotti Antiques, London;

Important Private Collection, France;

Until recently acquired by the present owner.

RELATED LITERATURE

Borromeo Archives, 1903 inventory.

L. Manoliu, Colectia de Mobilier a Muzeului National Peles, Catalog Selectiv, Sinaia, 2018, pp.66-83.

S. Zuffi, M. Carminati, Palazzo Borromeo: Uno scrigno barocco sull'Isola Bella, Milan, 2018, p.94-95.

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