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Auction archive: Lot number 22

An ormolu-mounted rosewood vitrine-armoire, by Edouard Lièvre, Paris, circa 1880 | Vitrine-armoire en palissandre et monture de bronze doré, par Edouard Lièvre, Paris, vers 1880

Estimate
€250,000 - €350,000
ca. US$264,474 - US$370,264
Price realised:
€296,100
ca. US$313,243
Auction archive: Lot number 22

An ormolu-mounted rosewood vitrine-armoire, by Edouard Lièvre, Paris, circa 1880 | Vitrine-armoire en palissandre et monture de bronze doré, par Edouard Lièvre, Paris, vers 1880

Estimate
€250,000 - €350,000
ca. US$264,474 - US$370,264
Price realised:
€296,100
ca. US$313,243
Beschreibung:

An ormolu-mounted rosewood vitrine-armoire, by Edouard Lièvre Paris, circa 1880 in the shape of a Chinese pagoda, the fixed plinth with long drawer carved, the shaped apron cornered by dragons, the central bevel with a glazed door enclosing a mirror-backed interior and two adjustable shelves, the arched pediment with inverted sides and centred by a ruyi head-shaped finial applied with the Chinese symbol ‘shou’ for longevity set between prunus branches, above a pierced foliage scrollwork enablature filled with stylised lotuses, and a ‘D’-shaped recessed panel centred by a mythical lion mask amidst scrolling leafy tendrils Height. 101 in, width. 50 in, prof. 20 in, Haut 257 cm, larg. 127 cm prof. 51 cm__________________________________________________________________________ Vitrine-armoire en palissandre et monture de bronze doré, par Edouard Lièvre Paris, vers 1880 en forme de pagode chinoise, la base ouvrant à un tiroir, les côtés ornés de dragons, le corps ouvrant à une porte vitrée, deux étagères et fond en miroir, sommé d'une arche centrée d'un motif ruyi et du symbole 'shou', signe de longévité, entre des branches de prunus, la galerie ajourée de lotus stylisés, centré d'un masque de lion mythique dans des enroulements

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
28 Jun 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Paris
Beschreibung:

An ormolu-mounted rosewood vitrine-armoire, by Edouard Lièvre Paris, circa 1880 in the shape of a Chinese pagoda, the fixed plinth with long drawer carved, the shaped apron cornered by dragons, the central bevel with a glazed door enclosing a mirror-backed interior and two adjustable shelves, the arched pediment with inverted sides and centred by a ruyi head-shaped finial applied with the Chinese symbol ‘shou’ for longevity set between prunus branches, above a pierced foliage scrollwork enablature filled with stylised lotuses, and a ‘D’-shaped recessed panel centred by a mythical lion mask amidst scrolling leafy tendrils Height. 101 in, width. 50 in, prof. 20 in, Haut 257 cm, larg. 127 cm prof. 51 cm__________________________________________________________________________ Vitrine-armoire en palissandre et monture de bronze doré, par Edouard Lièvre Paris, vers 1880 en forme de pagode chinoise, la base ouvrant à un tiroir, les côtés ornés de dragons, le corps ouvrant à une porte vitrée, deux étagères et fond en miroir, sommé d'une arche centrée d'un motif ruyi et du symbole 'shou', signe de longévité, entre des branches de prunus, la galerie ajourée de lotus stylisés, centré d'un masque de lion mythique dans des enroulements

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
28 Jun 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Paris
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