Lot Essay
This pair is close to a group of consoles dating from circa 1755, a number of which are illustrated B.G.B. Pallot, L'Art du siège au XVIIIème siècle, Paris, 1987, pp. 155-157. These include one sold by the 7th Earl of Rosebery, Mentmore Towers, sold Sotheby's House Sale, 20 May 1977, lot 102, another from the Patiño Collection, sold Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1986, lot 64 and another sold Christie's, London, 4 December 1986, lot 96.
The form is close to the designs of the architect Pierre Contant d'Ivry (1698-1777) to whom this group has largely been attributed.
The life and work of this menuisier is unknown, although he may have been the son of Jean-Baptiste Lalbertault, maître menuisier in Paris who lived in the rue de la Licorne in the early 18th Century.
The form is close to the designs of the architect Pierre Contant d'Ivry (1698-1777) to whom this group has largely been attributed.
The life and work of this menuisier is unknown, although he may have been the son of Jean-Baptiste Lalbertault, maître menuisier in Paris who lived in the rue de la Licorne in the early 18th Century.