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A GERMAN EBONY, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, STAINED HORN, BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID PORTRAIT PANEL

MID 18TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN EBONY, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, STAINED HORN, BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID PORTRAIT PANEL
MID 18TH CENTURY
Depicting a bishop within an oval border, above a rockwork and winged cartouche depicting symbolic motifs, the reverse with a paper label inscribed 96
22 cm. x 15 cm. wide

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Lot Essay

Inspired by the work of André-Charles Boulle, ébéniste, ciseleur et doreur to Louis XIV, marquetry decoration of brass and pewter inlaid with tortoiseshell has become synonymous with his name. However, published designs and engravings for marquetry decoration were often drawn from engraved sources which were disseminated throughout Europe, such as those of Jean Bérain, and similarly decorated furniture was made in Germany and Austria. The most celebrated German cabinet-makers specialising in this technique include the Düsseldorf cabinet-maker Anton Lüchtenstein as well as Johann Georg Esser (1652-1727) of Augsburg.

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