André-Charles Boulle > Een paar vuurgevulde Louis XIV Boulle inlegwerk koffers op voet
2009 André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732)
Een paar vuurgevulde Louis XIV Boulle inlegwerk koffers op voet, 1688
Media
Bulletin 2 - Jaargang 19 (2009) aanwinst Paar huwelijkskoffers (opent in nieuw venster)
Main information
| Category of object | 17th century French furniture |
| Period/Style | 1600-1700 |
| Medium & Support | oakwood and spruce, with marquetry in tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, gilt bronze mounts |
| Dimension | height: 139 cm = 54 3/4 in. width: 92 cm = 36 1/4 in. depth: 67 cm = 26 3/8 in. |
| Signature | stamped, on the reverse (of the contre-partie coffer): Restorer's mark: Restorer's mark: |
| Museum | Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum |
Catalogue Notes
Eén van beide première-partie onderstellen werd in de late 19e eeuw vervangen door een kopie, nadat het in 1885 door brand was verwoest.
Provenance
Acquired by George Byng (1764 - 1847) from Madame Daval, Wrotham Park, quai Malaquais in 1816/1817 for 8000 livres or £ 329 for Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire. By descent to his nephew George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, the son of John Byng, created 1st Earl of Strafford of the third creation. Thence by descent at Wrotham Park, until sold, Christie's London, 09 /07/2009, lot 100
2009, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv. n° BK-2009-255-1 and inv. n° BK-2009-255-2
Literature
George Byng, List of Furniture, Porcelain, Paintings & C., purchased by George Byng Esq., for Wrotham Park, 1816-43. 1816 – 17 Mme Daval Quai Malaquai2 Bule coffers 8000 - or 329 £
Inventory of Household Furniture, China, Glass - and Pictures at Wrotham Park, 1847
Country Life, IPC Media, London, vol. CXCVI, 21/02/2002, 'Drawing Room A pair of Buhl sarcophagus shaped cabinets on Buhl frames.' T. Knox, 'Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire', p. 53
Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection, The J. Paul Getty Museum/Getty Center, Los Angeles, 2008, G. Wilson, French Furniture: Baroque and Régence, p. 57-58, 64
Bulletin van de Vereniging Rembrandt, vol. 19, n° 2, summer 2009, Reinier Baarsen, Paar huwelijkskoffers, p. 14-18, ill. p. 14
Apollo Magazine, Press Holdings, London, 06/2009, C. Cator, A. Pradère, A Connoisseur's Eye, George Byng's Boulle Furniture, p. 56-64
