A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE

BY HAENTGES FRÈRES, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE
BY HAENTGES FRÈRES, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The breakfront D-shaped brèche violette marble top above three frieze drawers and two cabinet doors enclosing a shelf, stamped 'HAENTGES FRES', the reverse stenciled 'HAENTGES FRES/ FABRICANTS/ 19 Rue Titon, PARIS', with further metal plaquette engraved 'ÉBÉNISTERIE - BRONZES/ HAENTGÉS FRÈRES/ FABRICANTS/ 6, Rue Titon, PARIS'
35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) high, 46 ½ in. (118 cm.) wide, 18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) deep

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Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Lot Essay

Operating from the late 19th century from workshops at 6 and 9 Rue Titon, the Haentges brothers made seat and case furniture mainly in the Louis XVI style, see C. Payne, Paris Furniture – The Luxury Market of the 19th Century, Paris, p. 386

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