No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more

A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET

BY LEONARD BOUDIN, CIRCA 1765

Details

A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET
BY LEONARD BOUDIN, CIRCA 1765
The moulded bow-fronted brèche d'Alep marble top above a door inlaid with bois de bout flower sprays in end-cut kingwood within interlaced strapwork borders, enclosing a plain interior with a shelf, flanked by C-scroll foliate angles and conformingly-inlaid sides, above a waved apron and on short cabriole legs with pierced foliate sabots, stamped 'L.BOUDIN' and 'JME' twice
36 in. (91 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 11 in. (20 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co. 24 February 1921.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Léonard Boudin, marchand-ébéniste, maître in 1761.

Boudin's oeuvre is amongst the most prolific of the Transitional period, and his stamp as a marchand often appears alongside that of the maker. He collaborated on numerous occasions with Cosson.

More from THE WILDENSTEIN COLLECTION

View All