Lot 151
151
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 150-151)
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOIS SATINE PARQUETRY BUREAU-A- CYLINDRE

IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY GERVAISE-MAXIMILIEN-EUGÈNE DURAND, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOIS SATINE PARQUETRY BUREAU-A- CYLINDRE
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY GERVAISE-MAXIMILIEN-EUGÈNE DURAND, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The brèche marble-inset galleried top above three drawers, the cylinder applied with a floral festoon, the interior fitted with drawers, compartments and a pull-out writing slide, above a frieze drawer cast with cloudborne putti, flanked by a pair of further drawers, on tapering supports headed by basket-bearing caryatids, joined by a loop 'H'-form stretcher, terminating in spirally-fluted tapering feet, the underside stamped 'G. DURAND'
43¾ in. (111 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
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.

Brought to you by

Alastair Chandler
Alastair Chandler

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

+44 (0)20 7389 2227

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

Specialising in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, Gervais-Maximillien-Eugène Durand (b. 1839) worked from a number of workshop locations in Paris during the last quarter of the 19th century. With his son Frédéric-Louis joining him in around 1890, the firm altered its name to Durand et Fils. Another example of this model of bureau à cylindre, by Léon Kahn as opposed to Durand, sold Christie's, New York, 24 November 2009, lot 220 ($32,500).

More from 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe

View All
View All