Lot n° 201
Estimation :
20000 - 30000
EUR
Gondola-shaped reclining bed in molded and carved mahogany. - Lot 201
Gondola-shaped reclining bed in molded and carved mahogany.
and carved mahogany. Symmetrical, openwork headboards with double
balusters with entablature decorated with a circle
monogrammed JB. The semi-circular apron crosspiece
apron carved in high relief with the monogram JB
two palms and a star-shaped headband. It stands on four
lion shank legs.
Consulate period. Attributed to Bernard Molitor
in 1787.
H. 96 cm - W. 215.5 cm - D. 69.1 cm
(restorations; small chips and missing)
Provenance :
- Christie's Monaco, sale of July 2, 1993, lot 134 (sold for 230
000 FF), mentioning that, according to family tradition, this bed came
the furniture of Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) King of Naples (1806),
king of Spain (1808-1813), brother of Napoleon Premier.
- Sotheby's New York, November 3-4, 2005; Collection of Lily &
Edmond J. Safra, lot 166 (Sold for $42,000)
Bibliography :
Ulrich Leben. Molitor cabinetmaker from Louis XVI to Louis XVIII. Ed. d'art
Monelle Havot.
D.173-174 and 204-205. Twelve similar types of daybed are referenced
including our own.
For models of the same type also attributed to Molitor, see the De Baecque
De Baecque sales, Paris, sale November 17, 2014, lot
137 (sold for €64,000), Christie's June 21, 2007 sale, lot 239
(sold for €52,800) and Marc Arthur Khon, Paris, sale of May 22, 2013,
lot 68 (sold for €44,000)
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