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84 - SMALL CABINET serving as a jewellery box, made of blackened …
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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SMALL CABINET serving as a jewellery box, made of blackened wood and decorated with cut-out metal fillets; it opens via a flap in the crown moulding, with a drawer at the base and two hinged doors at the front revealing an interior with seven drawers arranged in four rows, the backs of the flap and the two doors decorated with oil paintings on copper depicting Venus at her bath and signed Paul BALZE (1815–1884); it stands on four small ball-shaped feet and has movable side handles. Germany, 17th century. 46 x 41 x 30 cm (normal wear and tear and restoration) Note: Jean Étienne Paul Balze (Rome 1815–Paris 1884) was the son of Joseph Balze (1781–1847), Grand Chamberlain to King Charles IV of Spain, whom he accompanied during his exile in Rome. In 1831, Paul enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, followed by his brother Raymond (1818–1909) in 1832. They both travelled to Rome in 1835, accompanied by their teacher Ingres, who had been appointed director of the Villa Medici. Their close relationship with the painter enabled them to secure commissions from the State, such as the copy of Raphael’s loggias in the Vatican, produced between 1835 and 1847. The brothers copied Ingres’s work and collaborated with him on some of his pieces, notably *Antiochus and Stratonice* (1840, Musée Condé, PE 432), where they painted part of the architecture. These commissions bear witness to the trust Ingres placed in the two brothers and the quality of their work, to the extent that he entrusted them with parts of prestigious commissions. Paul Balze took an interest in painting on various media. On his return to France, he worked for private patrons and produced several decorative works for religious buildings, before being awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1873. References to Ingres can be seen on this cabinet; the central panel evokes *Venus Anadyomene* (1808, Musée Condé), in the nymph’s pose, her gracefully curved body and the presence of the putti.
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Auction time 06/27/2026 at 2:00 PM
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