Lot Essay
Bon Durand, maître in 1761.
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BY BON DURAND
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
By Bon Durand
With later moulded rectangular breccia marble top, the bombé front fitted with two pink material-lined drawers inlaid sans traverse with a spray of summer flowers in stained and engraved woods on a quartered tulipwood ground and mounted with foliate C-scroll lockplates and handles, the sides similarly inlaid, the angles with well-chased pierced foliate C-scrolls and cabochons, on cabriole legs with foliate scrolled sabots, stamped 'B. DURAND' and 'JME', with paper label on the reverse indistinctly inscribed '392' and with remains of chalk inscription '3641', remounted, previously with further mounts to drawers, sides and apron, restorations to veneers
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 44½ in. (113 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
By Bon Durand
With later moulded rectangular breccia marble top, the bombé front fitted with two pink material-lined drawers inlaid sans traverse with a spray of summer flowers in stained and engraved woods on a quartered tulipwood ground and mounted with foliate C-scroll lockplates and handles, the sides similarly inlaid, the angles with well-chased pierced foliate C-scrolls and cabochons, on cabriole legs with foliate scrolled sabots, stamped 'B. DURAND' and 'JME', with paper label on the reverse indistinctly inscribed '392' and with remains of chalk inscription '3641', remounted, previously with further mounts to drawers, sides and apron, restorations to veneers
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 44½ in. (113 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 April 1978, lot 228 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-34).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-34).
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.