Auction on
24 September 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
246-248, rue Giraudeau - 37000 Tours
Dating to the end of the Napoleon III period, this occasional table with Boulle marquetry illustrates the impeccable technical mastery and creativity of Henri-Auguste Fourdinois.
Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907) and probably Victor Paillard (1805-1886), occasional table in darkened wood featuring "Boulle" marquetry in tortoiseshell and brass and chased gilt bronze ornamentation, stamped Fourdinois beneath a crosspiece, 80 x 164 x 94 cm/31.5 x 64.6 x 37 in. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907) and probably Victor Paillard (1805-1886), occasional table in darkened wood featuring "Boulle" marquetry in tortoiseshell and brass and chased gilt bronze ornamentation, stamped Fourdinois beneath a crosspiece, 80 x 164 x 94 cm/31.5 x 64.6 x 37 in. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
The term "pastiche" is hardly appropriate for this occasional table by Henri-Auguste Fourdinois. The Parisian cabinetmaker, who ran the family business from 1867 to 1887, demonstrated all his expertise in this piece evoking the best of the neo-styles in the second half of the 19th century. In darkened…
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