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拍品專文
Although, like much of his work, unsigned, the present pedestal is indisputably the work of Parisian ébéniste Charles-Guillaume Diehl and quite possibly formed part of the celebrated maker's stand at the 1867 Paris Exposition universelle: the fan-shaped mounts and ringed hooks to the top, designed by Jean Brandely, both appear on an Etruscan style marquetry centre-table (see engraving above) and a bas d'armoire (see Christie's, New York, 24 April 2002, lot 13) featuring prominently the same year; meanwhile, the foliate-painted porcelain plaques are replicated in gilt-bronze on the same two pieces.
A native of Steinbach, Germany, Diehl (d. 1885) settled in Paris in 1840. He established a large atelier at 39, rue Saint-Sébastien, where by 1870 he employed no less than 600 craftsmen. Diehl simultaneously manufactured all kinds of coffrets - liquor cabinets, games boxes, jewellery caskets - as well as small furnishings - lady's work tables, games tables and meubles de marriage. His production included both ordinary pieces and deluxe objects, among them those executed especially for the various international exhibitions.
An identical model pedestal formed part of an extensive suite of furniture by Diehl sold Bukowskis, Stockholm, 2003 (SEK 1,725,000).
A native of Steinbach, Germany, Diehl (d. 1885) settled in Paris in 1840. He established a large atelier at 39, rue Saint-Sébastien, where by 1870 he employed no less than 600 craftsmen. Diehl simultaneously manufactured all kinds of coffrets - liquor cabinets, games boxes, jewellery caskets - as well as small furnishings - lady's work tables, games tables and meubles de marriage. His production included both ordinary pieces and deluxe objects, among them those executed especially for the various international exhibitions.
An identical model pedestal formed part of an extensive suite of furniture by Diehl sold Bukowskis, Stockholm, 2003 (SEK 1,725,000).