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A rare ormolu and chased bronze tripod pedestal table with a…
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A rare ormolu and chased bronze tripod pedestal table with a…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Description
A rare ormolu and chased bronze tripod pedestal table with a circular veneered amethyst top, encircled by lacquered sheet metal, decorated with an openwork frieze of interlacing flowers and laurels, standing on three legs, each finely carved with female canephora busts, the spiral fluted uprights linked by a spiral brace with a triple scroll underlined by pearl fillets, centred by a rose window.
Louis XVI style, attributed to Millet (1856-1918) in the style of Adam Weisweiler (1746-1820).
H. 73.5 cm - D. 52.6 cm
(wear and tear; small pieces missing; wear to the gilding)
Founded by Blaise Millet, a "bronze fitter", Millet first appeared in the Almanach in 1857. Presented as a factory of "bronzes and artistic luxury furniture in antique styles", Millet took part in the Universal Exhibition of 1889, but it was at the Salon des Industries du Mobilier in 1905 that mention was made of furniture in the style of Adam Weisweiler with caryatid uprights identical to those supporting the lacquer writing table made by Weisweiler for Marie-Antoinette (Musée du Louvre). Caryatids in the form of canephore female busts are also found on our pedestal table, which is a perfect example of how Millet, having mastered the art of copying, took the liberty of reinterpreting the Louis XVI style by combining it with a variety of quartz unknown in the 18th century.
A pedestal table similar to ours with a difference in the spacer was sold at Tessier & Sarrou in Paris on Friday 25 March 2016, lot 187.
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