Catalogue of French 18th century sculpture in terracotta, bronze and marble, by Boizot, Chinard, Clodion, Falconet, Pierre Julien, Jean-Baptiste and Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marin, Pajou, Perrache, Pigalle and François Rosset, works of art including a bronze bust of a boy by Germain Pilon, Italian maiolica, Hispano-Moresque and Isnik pottery, medieval enamels and ivories, a collection of antique oriental rugs, the property of the late G. A. Kolkhorst, Esq., also Savonnerie carpets, fine tapestries including a remarkable set of four gobelins, panels woven with subjects from the "Metamorphoses", circa 1680, clocks and ormolu including an important Louis XV equation longcase by Lepaute and Jollian and highly important French furniture comprising a magnificent Louis XVI black lacquer suite of commodes, an important Louis XVI marquetry bureau à Cylindre, a rare Louis XVI kingwood vitrine, a Louis XVI marquetry bonheur du jour, signed G. Teune, a Louis XVI marquetry secretaire à abattant signed R. Lacroix, an important secretaire by Oeben and other fine examples of 18th century French seat furniture and cabinet making including signed pieces by J. L. Cosson, J. Delaunay, C. Krier, I.B. Lelarge, P. Macret, P. H. Mevvesen, S. Oeben, P. Roussel, I. C. Saunier, F. Schey and J. Schmitz, the property of the Most Noble Hugh Richard Arthur, Duke of Westminster, dec'd, G.C.V.O., D.S.O. and other owners : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby & Co. ..., day of sale Friday, July 3rd, 1959
Veröffentlicht: (1959)