Charles (1685) Cressent

Lot 240: A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany commode

Name: A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany commode
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: t8xp5krung

Est: $20,000 USD - $30,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USNovember 09, 2001

Item Overview

Description

A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany commode after Charles Cressent height 36 in. by width 5ft. 5 in. by depth 26 in. (91.4cm. by 165.1cm. by 66cm.) Charles Cressent (1685-1768), was ebeniste to the Regent Philippe d'Orleans. The present lot is based upon the original which was sold at the Hamilton Palace sale in 1882 aand is now at Waddesdon Manot. This original commode is illustrated, Sir Anthony Blunt, General Editor, The James A. De Rothschild Collection at Waddeson Manor, Vol 1, 1974, p. 201.

Dimensions

height 36 in. by width 5ft. 5 in. by depth 26 in. (91.4

Artist or Maker

Charles (1685) Cressent

Auction Details

19th Century Furniture and Decorative Works of Art

Sotheby's

November 09, 2001, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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