Guillaume Kemp Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Guillaume Kemp Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 20, 2024
Guillaume KEMP, reçu maître en 1764.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Guillaume KEMP, reçu maître en 1764. SECRETAIRE à abattant en placage de bois de rose et bois de violette à pans coupés, à décor d’une marqueterie aux colombes surmontant un carquois de flèches au milieu de bouquets de fleurs. Il ouvre par un abattant surmontant deux vantaux. Dessus de marbre rose veiné. Estampillé de l'ébéniste et du poinçon de Jurande. Epoque Transition Haut : 125 cm ; Larg : 80.5 cm ; Prof : 38 cm (restaurations)
Osenat
May. 04, 2011
COMMODE D'EPOQUE TRANSITION
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
COMMODE D'EPOQUE TRANSITION ESTAMPILLE DE GUILLAUME KEMP, VERS 1770 En marqueterie d'amarante, bois de rose sur fond d'érable, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, dessus de marbre rouge de Rance mouluré, la façade à léger ressaut ouvrant à deux tiroirs et décorée de trois trophées de fleurs, les montants arrondis à cannelures simulées, reposant sur des pieds galbés à sabots à griffes de lion, estampillée G.KEMP et JME ; les chutes associées Hauteur: 87 cm. (34¼ in.) ; Largeur: 116 cm. (45¾ in.) ; Profondeur: 57 cm. (45¾ in.) Guillaume Kemp, reçu maître en 1764
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2010
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND IVORY-INLAID TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY GAMES TABLE
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND IVORY-INLAID TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY GAMES TABLE IN THE MANNER OF GUILLAUME KEMP, MID-18TH CENTURY The removable rectangular top veneered on one side to form a chessboard and to represent dice, cards and chips, the reverse veneered to form a jeu de l'oie, the interior veneered to form a backgammon board, the frieze fitted with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs, remounted 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) high, 31 in. (78.75 cm.) wide, 24½ in. (62 cm.) deep
Christie's
Apr. 13, 2010
SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI ESTAMPILLE DE GUILLAUME KEMP, VERS 1780 En marqueterie et placage de bois de rose, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, le plateau de marbre blanc veiné gris, la façade ouvrant à un tiroir, un abattant décoré d'un trophée martial découvrant six tiroirs et quatre casiers, deux vantaux, les montants à pans coupés à chutes de trophées symbolisant les sciences, estampillé à deux reprises G. KEMP et JME Hauteur: 142,5 cm. (56 in.) ; Largeur: 97,5 cm. (38½ in.) ; Profondeur: 37,5 cm. (14¾ in.) Guillaume Kemp, reçu maître en 1764
Christie's
Dec. 09, 2009
Table de salon à toutes faces, en placage de bois
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Table de salon à toutes faces, en placage de bois indigène marqueté sur des fonds de sycomore teinté vert à décor d'attributs de la Musique, rubanés, dans des encadrements à feuilles d'eau et rosaces, dans des filets d'amarante et de buis. Elle ouvre par trois tiroirs sans traverse. Montants et pieds cambrés Transition des époques Louis XV et Louis XVI Attribuée à Guillaume Kemp H. 70 - L. 40,5 - P. 27 cm
Aguttes
Sep. 23, 2009
A Louis XVI tulipwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry secretaire à abbatant
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
A Louis XVI tulipwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry secretaire à abbatant By G. Kemp, late 18th century Inlaid overall with flower baskets, the moulded later Rosso verona marble top above a hinged fall front with green leather lined writing surface enclosing a fitted interior with four open compartments and six drawers, above a pair of doors enclosing two drawers and a safe compartment, stamped to the top G. KEMP and JME 119 cm. high x 82 cm. wide x 39 cm. deep
Christie's
Sep. 22, 2009
A Louis XVI tulipwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry secretaire à abbatant
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
A Louis XVI tulipwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry secretaire à abbatant By G. Kemp, late 18th century Inlaid overall with flower baskets, the moulded later Rosso verona marble top above a hinged fall front with green leather lined writing surface enclosing a fitted interior with four open compartments and six drawers, above a pair of doors enclosing two drawers and a safe compartment, stamped to the top G. KEMP and JME 119 cm. high x 82 cm. wide x 39 cm. deep
Christie's
Jun. 17, 2009
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE BY GUILLAUME KEMP, CIRCA 1775, LATER RETAILED BY EDWARD HOLMES BALDOCK Inlaid overall with rosette-trellis, the rectangular top with pierced three-quarter gallery inlaid with trellis in an oval frame surrounded by laurel leaves, above three drawers, the top drawer with three compartments with later silvered-metal fittings and a gilt-tooled green leather-lined writing-surface concealing a compartment, flanked by ribbon and floral mounts, above square guttae-headed tapering legs, on square sabots, stamped 'G. KEMP', 'JME' and 'E.H.B.', the legs partially re-veneered, the key escutcheons replaced 29 in. (74 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep
Christie's
Mar. 26, 2009
A fine ormolu and brass mounted rosewood and
Est: - €25,000
A fine ormolu and brass mounted rosewood and amaranth bonheur du jour by Guillaume Kemp, Paris, 2nd half 18th ct. Stamped "G.KEMP" und "JME". Signs of aging. 89 x 50 x 37 cm
Nagel Auction
Dec. 17, 2008
Commode en satiné et amarante d'époque Louis XVI, estampillée G. KEMP et JME , A satiné and amaranth commode, Louis XVI, stamped G. KEMP et JME
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
ouvrant à deux tiroirs sans traverse, les montants droits ornés d'une double cannelure en bronze doré, reposant sur des pieds en gaine à filets et décrochements terminés par des sabots de bronze ; belle ornementation de bronze doré : chutes en draperie et cordages, entrées de serrure, anneaux et encadrements ; dessus de marbre brèche d'Alep
Sotheby's
Jul. 10, 2008
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE BY GUILLAUME KEMP, CIRCA 1770 The eared rectangular moulded Breccia de Arràbida marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse and centred by an oval medallion depicting martial attributes with laurel sprays, within a knotted-ribbon and laurel-cast surround headed by a pelt-headed Bacchic figure within a border of interlaced scrolls and flowerheads, above a shaped apron centred by foliage, the angles headed by pilasters cast with fruited laurel swags, the sides similarly decorated with simulated drapery, on cabriole legs mounted with foliage and terminating in paw feet, stamped 'G.KEMP' and 'JME', with two red wax seals 34½ in. (87.5 cm.) high; 44¼ in. (112.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
Christie's
Dec. 03, 2007
*COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80.
Est: CHF50,000 - CHF90,000
COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80. Amaranth, tulipwood, lemonwood and purpleheart, also partly dyed precious woods in veneer and with exceptionally fine inlay of oval medallion with female figure, drapery, flowers, leaves and frieze. The prism shaped chest with strikingly shaped legs, centrally salient front with 2 sans traverse drawers, exceptionally fine matte and polished gilt bronze mounts, applications and sabots and shaped "Brocatello" top. 131x60x89.5 cm. Provenance: from a highly important European private collection KOMMODE "A LA GRECQUE", Transition, sign. G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, Meister 1764), Paris um 1775/80. Amarant, Rosen-, Zitronen- und Veilchenholz sowie teils getönte Edelhölzer gefriest und ausserordentlich fein eingelegt mit ovalem Medaillon mit Frau, Gebäude und Schiff sowie Draperien, Blumen, Blättern und Zierfries. Prismierter Korpus auf wellig ausgeschnittener Zarge mit markant geschweiften Beinen. In der Mitte leicht vorstehende Front mit 2 Schubladen ohne Traverse. Ausserordentlich feine, matt- und glanzvergoldete Bronzebeschläge, -applikationen und -sabots. Profilierte "Brocatello"-Platte. 131x60x89,5 cm.
Koller Auctions
Jun. 19, 2007
*COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80.
Est: CHF80,000 - CHF120,000
COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80. Amaranth, tulipwood, lemonwood and purpleheart, also partly dyed precious woods in veneer and with exceptionally fine inlay of oval medallion with female figure, drapery, flowers, leaves and frieze. The prism shaped chest with strikingly shaped legs, centrally salient front with 2 sans traverse drawers, exceptionally fine matte and polished gilt bronze mounts, applications and sabots and shaped "Brocatello" top. 131x60x89.5 cm. Provenance: from a highly important European private collection KOMMODE "A LA GRECQUE", Transition, sign. G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, Meister 1764), Paris um 1775/80. Amarant, Rosen-, Zitronen- und Veilchenholz sowie teils getönte Edelhölzer gefriest und ausserordentlich fein eingelegt mit ovalem Medaillon mit Frauenfigur, Draperien, Blumen, Blättern und Zierfries. Prismierter Korpus auf wellig ausgeschnittener Zarge mit markant geschweiften Beinen. In der Mitte leicht vorstehende Front mit 2 Schubladen ohne Traverse. Ausserordentlich feine, matt- und glanzvergoldete Bronzebeschläge, -applikationen und -sabots. Profilierte "Brocatello"-Platte. 131x60x89,5 cm.
Koller Auctions
May. 19, 2006
A LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE AND MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURE CIRCA 1770, STAMPED G. KEMP, JME
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. IRIS VANDERBILT CHRIST CIRCA 1770, STAMPED G. KEMP, JME measurements height 32 1/4 in.; width 20in.; depth 14 1/2 in. alternate measurements (81.9cm; 50.8cm; 36.2cm) The shaped yellow brocatelle marble top above a cupboard door opening to an interior fitted with two shelves, the door veneered with entrelacs to simulate a drawer above a floral trophy surrounded by a border entwined with acanthus leaves, flanked by veneered fluted columns, raised on slightly hipped cabriole legs and ormolu sabots. Previously with further ormolu mounts. Guillaume Kemp maître in 1764
Sotheby's
Dec. 14, 2005
A LATE LOUIS XV TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY BONHEUR-DU-JOUR
Est: £50,000 - £80,000
BY GUILLAUME KEMP, CIRCA 1765-1770, POSSIBLY AS A MARCHAND FOR CHARLES TOPINO The superstructure with a brèche d'Alep marble top with a three-quarter pierced gallery, above three drawers inlaid sans traverse with a shaped cartouche with flowers, flanked by doors inlaid with an oval medallion with a carnation, the border with canted angles fitted with rosettes, the sides with oval medallions decorated with roses, above a top centred with an oval medallion filled with a musical trophy on a striped ground, above a frieze fitted with a drawer and mounted with entrelacs, on slightly cabriole legs headed by acanthus rosaces and terminating in foliate sabots, indistinctly stamped 'G.K..P' and 'JME', the upper drawer with a circular label numbered '130', with a label with a blue border and with canted angles incribed in ink 'RD', the drawer originally with a further division for encriers. 39 1/2 in. (100 cm.) high; 28 1/4 in. (72 cm.) wide; 17 1/4 in. (44 cm.) deep
Christie's
Oct. 21, 2004
A LOUIS XVI BRASS-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE BUREAU PLAT
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
STAMPED G. KEMP, AND JME, LATE 18TH CENTURY The rectangular top with molded edge enclosing an inset tooled brown leather writing surface, over a pair of faux-panelled frieze drawers, the sides with pull-out leather-lined writing slides, and square tapering legs ending in cuff feet 29 1/4 in. (73.5 cm.) high, 51 1/2 in. (131 cm.) wide, 25 1/2 in. (65 cm.) deep
Christie's
Sep. 24, 2004
Bureau bonheur du jour
Est: -
en placage de bois de rose et marqueterie en sycomore et bois teinté vert de colombes symbolisant l'Amour, à l'arrière plan un brasero enflammé, feuillages de laurier, colonne et draperies. Il est marqueté de rosaces et croisillons en sycomore sur fond de bois teinté vert. Il ouvre à deux petites portes vitrées en haut, un abattant dissimulant trois petits tiroirs, un casier et des secrets. Il repose sur des pieds gaines. Estampillé Guillaume Kemp. Époque Louis XVI. (quelques restaurations dans les fonds). Ornements de bronze ciselé d'enroulements de feuilles d'acanthe, guirlandes de feuillages de laurier, encadrements et médaillons. Dessus de marbre blanc veiné à galerie de bronze ajouré. Haut : 121 - larg : 67 - Prof : 46 cm
Tajan
Jun. 16, 2004
Bureau bonheur du jour en placage de bois de rose et marqueterie en sycomore. Estampillé Guillaume Kemp. Époque Louis XVI.
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Bureau bonheur du jour en placage de bois de rose et marqueterie en sycomore et bois teinté vert de colombes symbolisant l'Amour, à l'arrière plan un brasero enflammé, feuillages de laurier, colonne et draperies. Il est marqueté de rosaces et croisillons en sycomore sur fond de bois teinté vert. Il ouvre à deux petites portes vitrées en haut, un abattant dissimulant trois petits tiroirs, un casier et des secrets. Il repose sur des pieds gaines. Estampillé Guillaume Kemp. Époque Louis XVI. (quelques restaurations dans les fonds). Ornements de bronze ciselé d'enroulements de feuilles d'acanthe, guirlandes de feuillages de laurier, encadrements et médaillons. Dessus de marbre blanc veiné à galerie de bronze ajouré. Haut : 121 - larg : 67 - Prof : 46 cm Estimation : € 12,000-15,000 Guillaume Kemp, réçu maître le 3 octobre 1764
Tajan
Jun. 16, 2004
Secrétaire à abattant de forme rectangulaire. Estampillé G.KEMP et poinçon de jurande. Transition des époques Louis XV - Louis XVI.
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
Secrétaire à abattant de forme rectangulaire en bois laqué noir et or dans le goût de la Chine et du Japon représentant des oiseaux dans un paysage agrémenté de rochers et de pruniers, chrysanthème. Il ouvre à un abattant démasquant six tiroirs et quatre casiers et deux vantaux à la partie inférieure. Les montants à pans coupés, il repose sur des petits pieds. Décoration de bronze ciselé et doré tel que : frise d'entrelacs, chutes à feuilles d'acanthe. Estampillé G.KEMP et poinçon de jurande. Transition des époques Louis XV - Louis XVI (restaurations) Dessus de marbre brèche d'Alep réparé HAUT. 129 - larg. 54 - P: 29,5 cm Estimation : € 12,000-15,000 Guillaume Kemp, ébéniste reçu maître en 1764 Provenance : Importante Collection Parisienne
Tajan
Mar. 10, 2004
Bureau bonheur du jour
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
Bureau bonheur du jour en placage de bois de rose et marqueterie en sycomore et bois teinté vert de colombes symbolisant l'Amour, à l'arrière plan un brasero enflammé, feuillages de laurier, colonne et draperies. Il est marqueté de rosaces et croisillons en sycomore sur fond de bois teinté vert. Il ouvre à deux petites portes vitrées en haut, un abattant dissimulant trois petits tiroirs, un casier et des secrets. Il repose sur des pieds gaines. Estampillé Guillaume Kemp. Époque Louis XVI. (quelques restaurations dans les fonds). Ornements de bronze ciselé d'enroulements de feuilles d'acanthe, guirlandes de feuillages de laurier, encadrements et médaillons. Dessus de marbre blanc veiné à galerie de bronze ajouré. Haut : 121 - larg : 67 - Prof : 46 cm Estimation : € 12,000-15,000 Guillaume Kemp, réçu maître le 3 octobre 1764
Tajan
Dec. 12, 2002
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, EBONY AND IVORY PARQUETRY TABLE A JEU**
Est: $47,700 - $79,500
In the manner of Guillaume Kemp The removable rectangular top veneered on one side to form a chessboard and to represent dice, cards and chips, the reverse veneered to form jeu de l'oie, the interior veneered to form backgammon board; the frieze fitted with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs, remounted 293/4in. (75.5cm.) high, 31in. (78.75cm.) wide, 241/2in. (62cm.) deep PROVENANCE Georges Wildenstein, East 64th Street, New York. M. Akram Ojjeh, sold Sotheby's Monaco, 25-26 June 1979, lot 183. LITERATURE G. Wannenes, Le Mobilier Fran/cais du XVIIIe Si/gecle, Milan, 1998, p.114. NOTES Such elegant games-tables exemplify the passion for games of all types in 18th Century France. It was the main indoor pastime of Louis XV's court and indeed the duc de Luynes, chronicler of daily life at Court, would actually record the rare days when the King did not play. The games featured here, played by members of the Court and the landed aristocracy, provide a fascinating insight into mid-18th Century French society. Being games of chance they bear a striking similarity to board games on the market today. However, their function was often more educational. The livre-journal of the celebrated marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux records numerous games-tables sold between 1748 and 1758, designed for particular games such as piquet, brelan, quadrille and trictrac. Related tables include that by Guillaume Kemp in the collection of the Marquess of Bath at Longleat house, Wiltshire; another sold anonymously, Christie's Monaco, 5 December 1992, lot 75 (illustrated in N. de ReyniŠr, Le Mobilier Domestique, Paris, 1987, p. 393, fig. 1411); another, stamped P‚ridiez ( mƒitre in 1738), was sold Ader-Picard-Tajan, Monaco, 17 March 1988, lot 96, and is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Fran‡ais du XVIIIe SiŠcle, Paris, 1989, p. 637 and in P. Verlet, Les Meubles Fran‡cais du XVIIIe SiŠcle, Paris, 1982, fig.126.
Christie's
Dec. 12, 2002
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE AND MARQUETRY PETITE SECRETAIRE
Est: $47,700 - $79,500
By Guillaume Kemp The rectangular top veneered with an oval musical trophy within lattice work enclosing flowerheads, with a mirror to the reverse, above a fall front enclosing two long and four short drawers, above a trellis decorated frieze with a side drawer raised on cabriole legs topped by ram's head chutes and terminating with scrolled acanthus cast sabots, stamped G. JME twice, with fragmentary paper label...Titre 41in. (104cm.) high, 161/2in. (42cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep PROVENANCE Acquired from Connoisseur, New York, 1 October 1955. NOTES Guillaume Kemp, received maŒtre 1764. This model of jewel-coffer secretaire en cabinet, dating from the 1760's, was probably originally conceived by the marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier. Executed in both bois de bout and early neo-classical marquetry, simple parquetry and even Japanese lacquer, the model is known to have been made by ‚b‚nistes ranging from Bernard II van Risenburgh and Joseph Baumhauer to Simon Oeben and Roger van der Cruse, dit Lacroix (sold anonymously at Christie's Monaco, 13 December 1998, lot 320). The categoric link with Poirier was provided by an example by BVRB veneered in Japanese lacquer, whose interior drawer was inscribed ' Poirier..Marchand ' (sold from the Alexander Collection, Christie's New York, 30 April 1999, lot 105). An identical trellis frieze is to be found on a secr‚taire stamped by Kemp, sold anonymously at Sotheby's New York, 6 November 1982, lot 189.
Christie's
Jun. 13, 2002
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CUBE- PARQUETRY TABLE A JEUX
Est: $117,600 - $176,400
By Guillaume Kemp Inlaid overall with rosette, trellis and lozenge parquetry, the crossbanded rectangular tray-top with a roulette circlet and pierced brass dial enclosing a baize-lined interior with a painted printed paper game and a backgammon well inlaid in ebony, natural and stained ivory, the sliding front enclosing seven tulipwood shelves, each with two conforming games, on cabriole legs with pierced scrolling rockwork clasps and conforming pierced sabots, stamped on the reverse of the top 'G. KEMP JME', many of the games dated up to 1753, the angle mounts associated, the sabots 19th Century 31 in. (79 cm.) high; 32 in. (81.5 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep PROVENANCE Almost certainly bought by Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765-1837) for Longleat, Wiltshire and by descent at Longleat. LITERATURE 1837 Inventory, possibly p. 64, Left of Staircase, 'Mahogany Backgammon Table & Men'. 1852 Inventory, possibly p. 64, Left of Staircase, 'Mahogany Backgammon Table & Men'. 1869 Inventory, Drawing Room, 'A parqueterie table with dial on the top containing the game de la Chouette 1746'. 1896 Inventory (2nd Marquess's Heirlooms), Saloon, 'A Louis XV oblong inlaid tulip, kingwood, satinwood and greenwood roulette table with seven interior slides and backgammon - revolving marker, gilt ormolu mounts - top 31 x 23 in.' J. Leyland, 'Country Homes: Longleat', Country Life Illustrated, 14 August 1897, p. 154 (illustrated in the Saloon, (miscaptioned the Drawing-Room)). P. Verlet, French Fruntiure and Interior Decoration of the 18th Century, London, 1967, pp. 190-191, fig. 159. P. Verlet, Les Meubles Fran‡cais du XVIIIe SiŠcle, Paris, 1982, fig. 126 (mentioned in caption). D. Burnett, Longleat, The Story of an English Country House, Dorset, 1988, rev. ed (black and white interior photograph). EXHIBITION London, Arts Council, French 18th Century Furniture Design, 1960, no. 104. London, Royal Academy, France in the 18th Century, Winter Exhibition, 1968, no. 837. NOTES Guillaume Kemp, maŒtre in 1764. Such elegant games-tables exemplify the passion for card games of all types in 18th Century France. It was the main indoor pastime of Louis XV's court and indeed the duc de Luynes, chronicler of daily life at Court, would actually record the rare days when the King did not play. The games featured here, played by members of the Court and the landed aristocracy, provide a fascinating insight into mid-18th Century French society. Being games of chance they bear a striking similarity to board games on the market today. However, their function was much more educational than their modern counterparts. Le Table chronologique de l'histoire universel taught the basics of French history, as did Le Nouveau Jeu Historique et Chronologique des rois de France, whilst Le Nouveau Jeu des vertus recompens‚es et des vices punis was intended to develop good judgement and reason, as well as instruct and amuse. Many games of the period were specifically targeted at young men. The Nouveau Jeu des Fortifications for example served as an introduction to the art of military defence and warfare, and Le Nouveau Jeu de la Marine taught technical aspects of navigation, and was a response to the overhaul of the Navy undertaken after France's defeat in the Seven Years' War. Adults were not completely ignored, however, and Le Nouveau Jeu de l'himen was most certainly not for the young. It was an extremely popular game concerning the art of courting, and the severest penalty on the board was not for infidelity, as one might suppose, but for indiscretion. In common with other forms of popular ephemera, these games were frequently ill-used and not thought worthy of preservation. Consequently today they are extremely rare. The present group is an important addition to those in the BibliothŠque National, the Schreiber collection at the British Museum, and the Rothschild collection housed at Waddesdon Manor. The livre-journal of the celebrated marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux records numerous games-tables sold between 1748 and 1758, designed for particular games such as piquet, brelan, quadrille and trictrac. A closely related table was sold anonymously, Christie's Monaco, 5 December 1992, lot 75 and is illustrated in N. de ReyniŠr, Le Mobilier Domestique, Paris, 1987, p. 393, fig. 1411. Another, stamped P‚ridiez ( mƒitre in 1738), was sold Ader-Picard-Tajan, Monaco, 17 March 1988, lot 96, and is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Fran‡ais du XVIIIe SiŠcle, Paris, 1989, p. 637 and in P. Verlet, Les Meubles Fran‡cais du XVIIIe SiŠcle, Paris, 1982, fig. 126). We are very grateful to Dr. Sue Laurence for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
Christie's
Dec. 14, 2000
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
Est: $8,700 - $13,050
By Guillaume Kemp, adapted The canted rectangular moulded gallery with inset Sarrancolin marble top, above a panelled frieze of scrolling foliage, on slightly cabriole legs headed by scrolls, terminating in leaf-wrapped sabots, stamped 'G. KEMP' and 'JME', the underside with label inscribed 'J.F.' and with chalk inscription '5637', adapted, possibly further fitted, marble top and ormolu border associated, the angle mounts replaced, repaired breaks to marble 29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 231/4 in. (59 cm.) wide; 153/4 in. (40 cm.) deep NOTES Guillaume Kemp, maŒtre in 1764.
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Guillaume KEMP, reçu maître en 1764.

COMMODE D'EPOQUE TRANSITION

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND IVORY-INLAID TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY GAMES TABLE

SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI

Table de salon à toutes faces, en placage de bois

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A Louis XVI tulipwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry secretaire à abbatant

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE

A fine ormolu and brass mounted rosewood and

Commode en satiné et amarante d'époque Louis XVI, estampillée G. KEMP et JME , A satiné and amaranth commode, Louis XVI, stamped G. KEMP et JME

A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COMMODE

*COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80.

*COMMODE "A LA GRECQUE",Transition, stamped G. KEMP (Guillaume Kemp, maitre 1764), Paris circa 1775/80.

A LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE AND MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURE CIRCA 1770, STAMPED G. KEMP, JME

A LATE LOUIS XV TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY BONHEUR-DU-JOUR

A LOUIS XVI BRASS-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE BUREAU PLAT

Bureau bonheur du jour

Bureau bonheur du jour en placage de bois de rose et marqueterie en sycomore. Estampillé Guillaume Kemp. Époque Louis XVI.

Secrétaire à abattant de forme rectangulaire. Estampillé G.KEMP et poinçon de jurande. Transition des époques Louis XV - Louis XVI.

Bureau bonheur du jour

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, EBONY AND IVORY PARQUETRY TABLE A JEU**

A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE AND MARQUETRY PETITE SECRETAIRE

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CUBE- PARQUETRY TABLE A JEUX

A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE

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