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Furniture with all the Artistry of Eclecticism

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 02 March 2021 - 10:00 (CET) - 13, rue Traverse - 29212 Brest

The bold shape and virtuoso bronzes of this Louis XV-style cartonnier powerfully evoke the craftsmanship of the late 19th-century’s greatest cabinetmakers, François Linke and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.

Late 19th century. Louis XV-style cartonnier and clock with two doors simulating... Furniture with all the Artistry of Eclecticism

Late 19th century. Louis XV-style cartonnier and clock with two doors simulating curtains, four leather-covered drawers, veneering in tulip wood, bloodwood and stained wood, decorated with friezing and ray marquetry, chased gilt bronzes, movement signed "Vincenti Médaille d’argent 1855", 200 x 102 x 44 cm (78.7 x 40.15 x 17.32 in). 
Estimate: €25,000/30,000

t his impressive filing cabinet illustrates the best that the eclecticism of the second half of the 19 th century had to offer. t he furniture of this period was sometimes bulky, overloaded with decoration or quirky, but it could also be refined and audacious.…
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Tuesday 02 March 2021 - 10:00 (CET) - Live
13, rue Traverse - 29212 Brest
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