Lot 65

A French ormolu-mounted kingwood, mahogany, tulipwood-crossbanded and end-cut marquetry two-tier circular occasional table

BY JOSEPH-EMMANUEL ZWIENER, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

Details

A French ormolu-mounted kingwood, mahogany, tulipwood-crossbanded and end-cut marquetry two-tier circular occasional table
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, Paris, Circa 1880
The smaller upper tier with a serpentine-shaped top inlaid with ribbon- tied foliage, on four scrolled supports each headed by a winged caryatid, the lower tier similarly inlaid with ribbon-tied foliate marquetry, flanked by a pair of handles each with a cherub mask, above a serpentine-shaped frieze, stamped to the underside ZWIENER, on four slender square shaped tapering legs, each headed by a foliate clasp, joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher, on foliate sabots, the underside of the lower tier with stencil S.G.118
37 in. (94.5 cm.) high; 32 in. (82 cm.) diameter, including handles

Lot Essay

Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849. He moved to Paris and established his workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette and is recorded as working from that address between 1880 and 1895.

He produced the very finest furniture replicating articles from the Garde-Meuble National of France. His work appears to be mainly in the Louis XV rococo manner, inset with fine marquetry, Vernis Martin panels and with gilt-bronze mounts, all to the highest standards of manufacure.

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