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FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS OF THE 17th, 18th and 19th CENTURY

Our Furniture and Works of art of the 17th, 18th and 19th century department, supervised by Wilfrid Cazo, empowered auctioneer, helped by our experts Roland de l'Esp�e and Marie de la Chevardi�re, sets up height sales each year. In the past, this department helped Tajan to expand and made 9.5% of the 2006 income.

Our best sales since 2006:

S�vres
Signed: double ' L ' et lettre-date ' O ' pour 1767. Decorator: Charles-Eloi Asselin.
Dim. 30,6 x 24,2 cm - Depth: 1,2 cm

Estimate : � 7,000-12,000
Sold: 24 784 �

24th June 2008, Espace Tajan

 

Bas-relief
Ivory. Portrait of Louis XIV.
19th Century
Height. 68,5 cm - Width. 96,5 cm

Estimate: � 8,000-10,000
Sold 27 882 �

24th June 2008, Espace Tajan

 

Chest of drawers
Signed P.S., Jean Paul Sormani.
Louis XVI Style. End of 19th Century.
Height. 100 cm - Length. 188,5 cm - Depth. 62 cm

Estimate: � 30,000-50,000
Sold 66 916 �

On 24th June 2008, Espace Tajan

 

Mirror
Period Louis XV
Height. 81 - Depth. 49 CM

Estimate: � 120,000-150,000
Sold 187 119 �

on 20th March 2008, Espace Tajan

 

Desk
Stamped MIGEON
Period Louis XV
Height. 81,5 - Width. 195 - Depth. 99,5 cm

Estimate: 60 000/80 000 euros
Sold 161 096 euros

18th December 2007, Espace Tajan

 

Antwerp cabinet decorated with F Francken-signed paintings and silver sheets.
Flemish and Italian cabinets follow from the spanish "vargueño" which inspired European furniture.
Height. 74 - Width. 74 - Depth. 38 cm

Est. 80, 000/100, 000 euros
Sold 92, 491 euros

on December 13th 2006

 

EXCEPTIONAL SERIES OF THREE TAPESTRIES with the same hanging inspired of 0vide's metamorphosis . "l'histoire de Diane" ( Diane's story) or "les chasses des Dieux" (the gods' hunting) (note 1) woven in Flanders in 1591 or 1610 Frans SPIERING workshops (note 2). Deer hunting, lettering under the characters: "VLXSSE.ET CIRCE" and "LEANDRE .ET .HAERO"
Dim. 3,60 x 2,60 m
Panther or lion hunting, notes: "LEANDRE ET EROS" and "MERCVRIVS .ET.HERSE"
Dim. 3,60 x 4,00 m
Boar-hunting, lettering on the sides "MARS.ET.VENUS" and "MERCURIUS.ET. HERSE"
Dim. 3,60x 4,70 m

Est. 150 000/200 000 euros
Sold 699 567 euros

on December 13th, 2006

 

Hercules probably Laurent DELVAUX(1696-1778)
Terra cotta statuette. Circa 1721 (Restoration).
Height. 54 cm

Est. 20 000/25 000 euros
Sold 24 664 euros

on December 13th, 2006

 

Closet made by Pelcot and Louveau for the 1878 universal exibition in Paris.
Closet made by Pelcot and Louveau for the 1878 universal exibition in Paris. Rectangular, blackened wood, vases and fruit pattern. Green marble, porphyry, and lapis lazuli. The upper part is signed "A. Meyer".Opens in the center on four drawers and the lower part opens on three drawers signed "Alf. Meyer" and dated "1878". Renaissance style, 1878(little gaps)
Height. 74 - Width. 74 - Depth. 38 cm
Supported by a blackened wooden plinth.

Est. 80 000/100 000 euros
Sold 92 491 euros

on December 13th 2006

 

Small chest
Rose-wood veneering on a violet frame. Opens on two drawers and stands on curved legs. Probably German work from the 18th century.
(A few defaults and restorations). Bronze and gold decoration.
Marble top (few shards)
Mondon trademark.
(Restorations and gaps).
Height. 80 - Width. 106 - Depth. 53 cm

Est. 20 000 / 25 000 euros
Sold 276 464 euros

on June 20th, 2006

 

Flapping writting desk
Ebony veneering and China lacquer, red and gold base, decorated with landscapes, pagoda, characters and rocks. Opens on a drawer on the upper part and shows a rose-wood veneering with four drawers and seven compartments.
Bronze and gold decoration.
Marble top. Austrian stamp.
Louis XVI period. (Restorations).
Height. 149 - Width.119 - Depth. 47 cm

Est. 70 000/90 000 euros
Sold 86 325 euros

on June 20th, 2006

 

Elephant clock
Bronze and golden chiselled patina. Amonkey is holding a sunshade on the top of the clock. The dial is signed as well as the clock-work "Jean-Baptiste Baillon ... A Paris n� 1562" decorated with florets and acanthus flowers. Supported by a flowery terrace. In Saint-Germain.
Height. 43 - Width. 32 cm

Est. 45000/55000 euros
Sold 81 392 euros

on June 20th, 2006

 

Rectangular bookshelf with mahogany projection and rosewood veneering.
The upper part opens on three doors. Small legs and bronze and gold decoration. Signed GROHE in Paris. Second half of the 19th century.
Height. 74 - Width. 74 - Depth. 38 cm
Supported by a blackened wooden plinth.

Est. 80 000/100 000 euros
Sold 92 491 euros

on June 20th 2006

 

Dinning room table
Round-shaped with rosewood and mahogany veneering in a satiny frame. Plinth legs decorated with chiselled bronze and golden grotesque masks with lion heads and claws . Signed "F.Linke". Neo-classic style.
Extension with rosewood veneering: Width. 50 - Height. 76,5 - Depth. 161 cm

Est.  20 000/25 000 euros
Sold  61 661 euros

on May 11th , 2007

 

Small rectangular table with satiny veneering, amaranth and rosewood. It opens on two drawers, shows two marble tabletop. Chiselled gold and bronze decoration. Numbered 2065 with ink. By R.V.L.C. and Jean-Fran�ois Oeben (no signature). Louis XV period.
Height. : 90,5 - Width. : 58,5 - Depth. : 41,5 cm

Est. 40 000/50 000 euros
Sold 107 290 euros

 

For any further information please contact:

Wilfrid Cazo (cazo-w@tajan.com)
+33 (0)1 53 30 30 21

Caroline Besson (besson-c@tajan.com)
+33 (0)1 53 30 30 60