Auction on
03 June 2022 - 11:00 (CEST) -
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Philippe Claude Montigny is known for his restorations of Boulle marquetry medallions for furniture crafted during the reign of Louis XVI. The furniture he left behind features architectural forms and plain veneers, highlighting bronzes that took inspiration from classical antiquity.
Philippe Claude Montigny(1734-1800), "Greek" desk in amaranth marquetry, rosewood and light wood lines, three drawers in the belt, gilded bronze decoration, Louis XVI period, 79 x 129.5 x 64.5 cm/31.10 x 50.98 x 25.39 in. Estimate: €40,000/60,000
Philippe Claude Montigny(1734-1800), "Greek" desk in amaranth marquetry, rosewood and light wood lines, three drawers in the belt, gilded bronze decoration, Louis XVI period, 79 x 129.5 x 64.5 cm/31.10 x 50.98 x 25.39 in. Estimate: €40,000/60,000
At first sight, our desk looks perfectly classical, especially the bronzes: post and swirling rosette friezes on the belt, “well-rope” laurel garlands at the top of the legs, molding…
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