Lot 494: Fine Louis XVI ormolu mounted mahogany vide poche, circa 1775, attributed to jean-henri riesener, The rectangular top with hinged flap

Name: Fine Louis XVI ormolu mounted mahogany vide poche, circa 1775, attributed to jean-henri riesener, The rectangular top with hinged flap
Brand: Freeman's
SKU: m922kcoidy

Est: $10,000 USD - $15,000 USDSold:

Freeman'sPhiladelphia, PA, USSeptember 20, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Fine Louis XVI ormolu mounted mahogany vide poche

circa 1775, attributed to jean-henri riesener

The rectangular top with hinged flap raised on columnar stiles continuing to fluted legs, raised on round tapered capped feet joined by an entwined shaped stretcher; the whole outlined with ormolu. NOTE: Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) became one of the most celebrated ebenistes of late eighteenth century Paris. A poor German immigrant, he moved to Paris and apprenticed with Jean-François Oeben (1721-1763). Soon after Oebens death Riesener married his widow and was received as master ébéniste in January 1768. A comparable vide poche also know as a Table à ouvrage or tricoteuse by Riesener was reputedly made for Marie Antoinette. This model now in the Musée du Louvre, see F. J. B. Watson, Louis XVI Furniture, London, 1793, fig. 134.

H: 29 1/4 in, W: 21 5/8 in, D: 11 3/4 in.

Artist or Maker

Jean Henry Riesener

Condition Report

- Very good quality, good restored
- 1 x 1 " patch to right side of hinged flap - small age crack to left side
- Old repairs to stretcher
- Old marks and scratches

Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.

Auction Details

English & Continental Furniture & Dec Ar

Freeman's

September 20, 2007, 10:00 AM EST

2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, US

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