Auction on
30 December 2019 - 14:30 (CET) -
73, boulevard de La Croisette - 06400 Cannes
This elegant pedestal table with its Far Eastern-style decoration reflects the Japanese vein popular in the 1870s. Produced by one of Paris's most specialised companies, it will soon be illustrating Marnyhac's achievements in Cannes.
Marnyhac company, Japanese-style pedestal table standing on a chased former gilt bronze base, top in polychrome cloisonné enamel, signed "Maison Marnyhac" on the shaft, height 71.5 cm; diam. 70.5 cm. Estimate: €28,000/35,000
Marnyhac company, Japanese-style pedestal table standing on a chased former gilt bronze base, top in polychrome cloisonné enamel, signed "Maison Marnyhac" on the shaft, height 71.5 cm; diam. 70.5 cm. Estimate: €28,000/35,000
On the top of the table, three vases display their complex volumes, the largest containing a small flowering shrub. The scene in polychrome cloisonné enamel is supported by bronze branches emerging from a shaft encircled by a dragon. But the most appealing detail of this Japanese-style piece is its base, formed by four elephant heads that…
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