Sale 5616
Paris
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24 June 2010
Price realised
EUR 46,600
Estimate
CHEF D'OEUVRE DE CHARPENTE EN NOYER GUILLAUME JULIA (1815-1896), FRANCE, 1845 Se composant d'une charpente conique flanquée de quatre pignons et présentant en son centre un escalier en colimaçon; reposant sur une table à arcatures; on y joint le certificat du tour de France de compagnonnage de Guillaume Julia, fait à Bordeaux le 29 juin Hauteur: 242 cm. (96¼ in.)
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Literature
R. Lecotté, Chefs d'oeuvre de Compagnons, Editions du Chêne, Paris, 1980, pp. 24-25.
Exhibited
Ce chef d'oeuvre a été exposé pendant plusieurs années (1987 à 1997) au Musée du Compagnonnage de Rabastens dans le Tarn.
Ce type de chef d'oeuvre une fois réalisé était généralement sorti en cortège le jour de la Fête patronale des Compagnons Charpentiers (Saint Eloi, Sainte Catherine, Saint Joseph) et servait d'exemple aux jeunes apprentis.
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Post Lot Text
A WALNUT EXCEPTIONAL CARPENTER'S MODEL, BY GUILLAUME JULIA (1815-1896), FRENCH, 1845
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