THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A matched pair of Transitional style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marquetry tables en chiffoniere

ONE BY JOSEPH EMMANUEL ZWIENER, RETAILED BY JANSEN, PARIS, THE OTHER ATTRIBUTED TO ZWIENER, CIRCA 1890-95

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A matched pair of Transitional style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marquetry tables en chiffoniere
One by Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener, Retailed by Jansen, Paris, The other attributed to Zwiener, Circa 1890-95
Each with circular top inlaid with a loose bouquet, above a conforming similarly-decorated panelled frieze set with a cupboard door, the square legs joined by two scrolling acanthus galleried undertiers, on Greek key feet, one with mounts stamped variously ZJ to the reverse and stamped JANSEN to the underside of the carcass
The larger: 34 3/8in. (87.4cm.) high; 17½in. (44.5cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

The design of these tables en chiffonière derives from three models dating from circa 1765-70 formerly in the collection of the 4th Marquis of Hertford and now in the Wallace Collection, London (see P. Hughes, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Furniture, London, 1996, vol. II, pp. 1070-1085, nos. 211 (F311), 212 (F313) and 213 (F312)). Each altered in the 19th century, the three Wallace tables are attributed to Leleu (F311), Oeben or Riesener (F313) and an imitator of Leleu (F312).

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