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Lot Essay
This Boulle bibliothèque and the following lot were almost certainly acquired by John, 2nd Marquess of Bute (1793-1848). It was probably he who collected many of the Boulle pieces in the family's collection such as those sold at Christie's London on 3 July 1996 which included lot 48, a Louis XIV armoire attributed to Nicolas Sageot and after a design by John Vardy, lot 49, a Régence commode attributed to Noël Gérard and lot 50, a Régence bureau plat by Noël Gérard.
A closely related Boulle marquetry bibliothèque from the property of S.C. Whitbread Esq. was sold Christie's London, 14 June 1990, lot 128.
Interestingly, the central circular medallion on the doors of all these bibliothèques can be compared with the work of Nicolas Sageot, maître in 1708, on the basis of the marquetry (P. Grand, 'Le Mobilier Boulle et les ateliers de l'époque', L'Objet d'Art, February 1993, p. 55).
A closely related Boulle marquetry bibliothèque from the property of S.C. Whitbread Esq. was sold Christie's London, 14 June 1990, lot 128.
Interestingly, the central circular medallion on the doors of all these bibliothèques can be compared with the work of Nicolas Sageot, maître in 1708, on the basis of the marquetry (P. Grand, 'Le Mobilier Boulle et les ateliers de l'époque', L'Objet d'Art, February 1993, p. 55).