Lot Essay
H. Samuel of 484 Oxford Street, London, W.1., specialized in producing and retailing fine quality reproductions of 18th century English and French furniture.
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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A LATE VICTORIAN SATINWOOD, GREEN-STAINED SYCAMORE AND HOLLY MARQUETRY BONHEUR-DU-JOUR
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The concave open superstructure of three compartments and four cedar-lined drawers, the ends with domed tops faced with inlaid shell motifs, flanking an open shelf inset with jasperware classical medallion at the rear, the bowed case containing a drawer fitted with green leather-lined writing surface, pen tray and compartment, variously stamped H. Samuel, 484 Oxford Street, London, with inventory label inscribed D.R. 51.1031
47 in. (119.5 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) wide, 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) deep
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The concave open superstructure of three compartments and four cedar-lined drawers, the ends with domed tops faced with inlaid shell motifs, flanking an open shelf inset with jasperware classical medallion at the rear, the bowed case containing a drawer fitted with green leather-lined writing surface, pen tray and compartment, variously stamped H. Samuel, 484 Oxford Street, London, with inventory label inscribed D.R. 51.1031
47 in. (119.5 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) wide, 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) deep
Provenance
M.H. Kimball; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 15 April 1948, lot 335.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 260-261, no. 264.
Exhibited
New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Art Treasures Exhibition, 23 May - 7 June 1967, no. 234 (illustrated in the catalogue).
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