Marc-Arthur Kohn | Auction Paris Drouot Montaigne- November 24, 2003

AUCTION : PARIS DROUOT MONTAIGNE - Important 17th, 18th & 19th-CENTURY FURNITURE & OBJETS D'ART
Monday November 24, 2003 - 8 p.m. - 15, Avenue Montaigne - 75008 Paris

VIEWING INFORMATION - Paris Drouot Montaigne
During viewing and auction: Tel: 33 (0) 1 48 00 20 91 - 33 (0) 1 48 00 20 92 - Fax: 33 (0)1 - 48 00 20 83
Saturday November 22, 2003 - 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Sunday November 23, 2003 - 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Monday November 24, 2003 - 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Selected Works
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Lacoon | Bronze Sculpture - 17th-century

Lacoon (lot no. 4)
Bronze, brown patination on a Louis XIV gilded wood base
H: 28 1/2 x W: 19 3/4 x D: 23 3/4 in. (H: 72 x L: 50 x P: 60 cm.)

Estimate: 38 000/45 000 €

Coffre de Changeur: Germany 17th-century

Coffre de Changeur (lot. no.6)
Leather stamped with vermicelli embossure with cut out bronze. Side handles. The inside with drawers and fold out boxes.
Germany, 17th-century
H: 15 x W: 26 x D: 14 1/2 in. (H: 38 x L: 66 x P: 37 cm.)

Estimate: 30 000/40 000 €

Chest of Drawers "Jasmin": French, late 17th-century

Chest of Drawers "Jasmin" (lot no. 10)
Four drawers, colored wood marquetry including some jasmine flower motives in ivory.
Bronze border around the top, handles in gilt bronze fit with gilt bronze mount
The identity of the maker "Jasmin", using ivory inlaid jasmin flowers, is inknown.
French, late 17th-century

H: 32 3/4 x W: 46 3/4 x D: 26 in. (H: 83 x L: 119 x P: 66 cm.)

Estimate: 100 000/150 000 €

Régulateur (lot no. 12)
Violet veneer with rich gilt bronze ornaments
French, Regence period
H: 93 1/4 x W: 28 3/4 (H: 237 x L: 72 cm.)

Estimate: 80 000/100 000 €

Pair of Busts: Victoria della Rovere (1565-1637) and Marie-Madeleine Austria (lot no. 20)
White marble
Each on a base of blue marble adorned with white marble cartouche.
Italy, 19th-century
H: 37 1/2 x W: 35 1/2 in. (H: 95 x L: 90 cm.)

Estimate: 90 000/120 000 €

Pair of Pedestals | French, Louis XIV - Marble

Pair of Pedestals (lot no. 21)
Brèche des Ardennes
French, Louis XIV epoch

Estimate: 45 000/50 000 €

Cabinet of Architectural Shape | Ebony and ivory

A Rare Cabinet of Architectural Shape in Ebony and Ivory ("Lace" work) (lot no. 26)
Germany, 17th-century
H: 48 1/2 x W: 48 3/4 x D: 17 in. (H: 123 x L: 123,5 x P: 43,5 cm.)

Estimate: 90 000/120 000 €

Wall-Mirror (lot no. 33)
Rich carving of birds with shell and foliage. Louis XV period
Original gilding
H: 90 1/2 x W: 58 3/4 in. (H: 230 x L: 149 cm.)

Estimate: 60 000/80 000 €

Wall Console | French, Louis XV period furniture

Large Wall-Console Table (lot no. 34)
Carved wood with its original gilt.
Sarancolin marble top.French, Louis XV period
W: 61 x D:29 in. (L: 155 x P: 74 cm.)

Estimate: 90 000/100 000 €

Writing Table | French, Louis XV period furniture

Writing Table (lot no. 36)
Rose wood and amaranth veneer. Top inlaid with a panel of tooled leather.
French, Epoch Louis XV
H: 28 3/4 x W: 49 3/4 x D:26 in. (H: 73 x L: 126 x P: 66 cm.)

Estimate: 60 000/70 000 €

Pair of Candlesticks | Chiseled and gilt bronze, 18th-century

Pair of Candlesticks (lot no. 41)
Chiseled and gilt bronze.
18th-century
H: 15 3/4 in. (H: 40 cm.)

Estimate: 60 000/70 000 €

Louis XV Writing Table (lot no. 42)
Marquetry with floral design on a rosewood veneer; exceptional gilt bronze mounts.
Attributed to B.V.R.B. , Paris 1745-1749
H: 28 in. W: 26 1/2 in D: 16 in. (H: 71cm L: 67 cm P: 41 cm)

Estimate: 100 000/120 000 €

Taoïst Altar | Gilded wood with painted and embroidered silk panels

Outstanding Taoïst Altar (lot no. 51)
Gilded wood with painted and embroidered silk panels
H: 80 3/4 in (H: 205 cm)

Estimate: 70 000/90 000 €

Secretaire | inlaid ivory and ebony on coral wood - furniture

A rare Secretaire (lot no. 59)
Inlaid ivory and ebony on coral wood
H: 80 3/4 in W: 44 in D: 19 3/4 in. (H: 205 cm L: 112 cm P: 50 cm)

Estimate: 90 000/120 000 €

Rare set of bookcases | French, Provence furniture

A rare set of bookcases composed of a corner and a straight element (lot no. 64)
Painted wood
French, Provence
Corner: H: 108 in W: 130 in. (H: 275 cm L: 330 cm)
Straight element: H: 108 in W: 146 in. (H: 275 cm L: 370 cm)

Estimate: 180 000/200 000 €

Mantel clock with Slaves (lot no. 69)
White marble with antiqued gilt bronze
H: 17 in W: 15 1/4 in. (H: 43 cm L: 38,5 cm)
This clock could be attributed to Giuseppe Valadier.

Estimate: 38 000/45 000 €

Gaming table (lot no. 73)
Octagonal with inlaid ivory and sandalwood
Four drawers with chips compartments
Anglo-indian ca. 1830
H: 30 1/4 in W: 23 1/2 in. (H: 77 cm L: 60 cm)

Estimate: 38 000/45 000 €

Thomire: Pair of Candelabras, Paris ca. 1810

Important Pair of Candelabras (lot no. 76)
Four lights supported by women dressed in antique togas
Paris, ca. 1810
Patinated and gilt bronze
Signed Thomire
Total height: 57 1/2 in; Height of base: 11 3/4 in. (Total height: 146 cm; Height of base: 29,5 cm)

Estimate: 60 000/80 000 €

Monumental Egyptian Style Statues (lot no. 89)
Russian, early XIXth-century
Bronze
H: 92 1/2 in D: 17 3/4 in. (H: 235 cm P: 45 cm)

Estimate: 110 000/140 000 €

Pair of Console-Tables after a design by Jean Lepautre - 19th-century

Exceptional pair of Console-Tables (lot no. 91)
Carved gilded wood
Exceptional marble top
XIXth-century in the Rothschild taste after a design by Jean Lepautre.
H: 35 1/2 in W: 61 3/4 in D: 30 3/4 in. (H: 90 cm L: 157 cm P: 78 cm)

Estimate: 110 000/130 000 €

Cabinet (lot no. 92)
Ebony , purple-wood, ewe, in architectural design, opening to a number of drawers, with eglomized panels
Italian, early XVIIth-century
H: 69 in W: 56 1/2 in D: 18 1/4 in. (H: 175 cm L: 143 cm P: 46 cm

Estimate: 250 000/300 000 €

Pair of Wall-Lights, gilt bronze - French 19th-century

Pair of Wall-Lights (lot no. 95)
Louis XVI style
Chased and gilt bronze
France XIXth-century in the Rothschild taste.
H: 55 in W: 26 in. (H: 140 cm L: 66 cm)

Estimate: 60 000/80 000 €

Pair of Angels Carrying Torches, bronze - French ca. 1830

Pair of Angels Carrying Torches (lot no. 97)
Patinated and gilded bronze
Paris, ca. 1830
Identical to the ones in the Rothschild collection, in the château of Ferrières
H: 49 1/2 in. (H: 126 cm)

Estimate: 90 000/110 000 €

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