AFTER THE DESIGN BY EDOUARD LIEVRE, COMMISSIONED BY FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH GRAF, LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT-METAL-MOUNTED EBONISED CONSOLE TABLES
AFTER THE DESIGN BY EDOUARD LIEVRE, COMMISSIONED BY FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH GRAF, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each rectangular top inset with rouge griotte marble top with scrolled ends, above a pierced foliate panel frieze, on inswept legs joined by cross-stretchers centred with a conforming rectangular undertier, each stamped with the monogram 'FJG' to the back rail
35 1⁄4 in. (89.5 cm.) high; 48 3⁄4 in. (124 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

Provenance

Supplied by François-Joseph Graf.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A harmonious marriage of historic and contemporary design, this pair of consoles couple the exceptional craftsmanship of Maison Graf with the innovative vision of Edouard Lièvre. Here Graf has directly referenced a series of consoles and side tables by Lievre produced in the 1870s and subsequently reproduced by L'Escalier de Cristal under the direction of George and Henry Pannier in the 1890s. A closely related sketch of Lièvre's table design is illustated Pannier's records as 'pied mod. Lievre avec bronze (charbonnier), palissandre.' circa 1890.

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