CIRCA 1750

Details

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV CHINESE GILT LACQUER AND VERNIS MARTIN ENCOIGNURES
CIRCA 1750
Each with a portor marble top above a serpentine front decorated with figures and a horse beside a pavilion, the interior opening to shelves, the angles with chutes and sabots, the interior with black ink 8224, the lacquer with European embellishments
41 in. (104 cm.) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) wide, 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) deep

Provenance

Robert Goelet, New York and Champ Soleil, Newport; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13-15 October 1966, lot 455.

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

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Lot Essay

Robert Goelet, the previous owner of Champ Soleil from whom Russell Aitken purchased the house, was the son of Gilded Age banker and developer Ogden Goelet. He renovated the home in 1947 after donating his father's magnificent McKim Mead and White mansion, Ochre Court, to Salve Regina to use as a university. Goelet assembled a notable collection of eighteenth century French decorative arts which was sold in a hard-bound catalogue at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 13-15 October 1966.

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