Lot n° 87
Estimation :
6000 - 7000
EUR
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Result
: 10 400EUR
Rare pair of rectangular console tops, opening with a drawer - Lot 87
Rare pair of rectangular console tops, opening with a drawer at the front. The tops are adorned with porcelain plaques decorated with mosaics of lozenges on a white background, embellished with floral bouquets in circles with a pebbled background. The entablatures feature plates decorated with floral friezes. Chased and gilded bronze trim: moldings, frames and moldings.
Paris. Restoration period.
Closely related to the work of Louis-François Bellangé.
H_9 cm W_68.5 cm D_18.5 cm
This pair of console trays shares similarities with several pieces of furniture by Louis Francois Bellangé. The ormolu frames surrounding the plates are similar to those on many other porcelain pieces he made, including the Doheny desk (A), a porcelain plate table (B) console table and a rich semicircular console acquired by King George IV of England for his favorite, Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, in June 1822 (fig. 7).
A -Library table. Louis-François Bellangé, circa 1820-1823. Wood, porcelain and gilt bronze. Doheny Manor, Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles.
B -Console, circa 1820-1823. Attributed to Louis-François Bellangé. Wood, porcelain and glass. Private collection, Paris. Christie's London,1972. Sotheby's London,1983. Sotheby's London, 2008.
C - Conyngham console table. Louis-François Bellangé, circa 1820-1822. Wood, porcelain and gilt bronze. Carlton Hobbs, New York.
From 1815 onwards, Louis-François Bellangé specialized in the production of curiosities. This approach to furniture was part of a long-standing tradition of luxury decorative arts. In France, the use of precious materials in furniture-making dates back to the 17th century, with the use of precious veneers, hard stone panels, then imported Asian lacquered panels, and in the 1760s, the first furniture adorned with porcelain.
Comparative works :
This pair of console tops shares similarities with several pieces of furniture by Louis Francois Bellangé. The gilded bronze frames surrounding the plates are similar to those of many other porcelain pieces he made, including the Doheny desk (A), a porcelain plate table (B) console and a rich semicircular console acquired by King George IV of England for his favorite, Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, in June 1822 (fig. 7).
- A -Library table. Louis-François Bellangé, circa 1820-1823. Wood, porcelain and gilt bronze. Doheny Manor, Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles.
- B -Console, circa 1820-1823. Attributed to Louis-François Bellangé. Wood, porcelain and glass. Private collection, Paris. Christie's London,1972. Sotheby's London,1983. Sotheby's London, 2008.
- C - Conyngham console table. Louis-François Bellangé, circa 1820-1822. Wood, porcelain and gilt bronze. Carlton Hobbs, New York.
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