Lot Essay
Antoine Hericourt, maître in 1773.
Antoine Héricourt was received Master in 1773. Piérre Kjellberg (Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, pp. 397-398, pl. B) illustrates a similar commode.
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BY ANTOINE HERICOURT, CIRCA 1780
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH DEMI-LUNE COMMODE
BY ANTOINE HERICOURT, CIRCA 1780
The moulded grey-veined white marble top with square projecting corners above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with Greek key framing flanked by neoclassical mounts, on square tapering legs and later castors, stamped 'A HERICOURT JME'
35 in. (88.9 cm.) high; 32 in. (81.3 cm.) wide
BY ANTOINE HERICOURT, CIRCA 1780
The moulded grey-veined white marble top with square projecting corners above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with Greek key framing flanked by neoclassical mounts, on square tapering legs and later castors, stamped 'A HERICOURT JME'
35 in. (88.9 cm.) high; 32 in. (81.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Rev. Lord Augustus FitzClarence, vicar of Maple Durham, illegitimate son of William IV and thence by descent until 1973.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 October 2002, lot 152, where acquired for the present collection.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 October 2002, lot 152, where acquired for the present collection.
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Antoine Hericourt, maître in 1773.
Antoine Héricourt was received Master in 1773. Piérre Kjellberg (Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, pp. 397-398, pl. B) illustrates a similar commode.