Cartel in brown tortoiseshell marquetry and engraved brass, decorated with foliage scrolls, the arched cornice resting on uprights adorned with consoles (probably redone) ending with scrolls in leafy relief; (missing bronzes; traces of recorking, especially on the top)
The movement signed by Boucheret in Paris.
Attributed to André-Charles Boulle.
Louis XIV period.
H : 65,5 cm, W : 43,5 cm, D : 18 cm


This rather rare model of cartel, with an arched cornice with side recesses and scrolls at the base of the uprights, is directly related to plate 2 of the engravings published by Mariette after the drawings of André Charles Boulle. A variant of this drawing, also attributed to Boulle, is decorated with the famous Boulian figures of the Fates and Chronos; a copy is now kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Another copy erroneously attributed to Charles Cressent was sold in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, rooms 5 and 6, on April 9, 2014, lot 141, a third, well attributed to Boulle was part of the sale in Paris, study Kohn, on June 27, 2018, lot 171.
Live Tuesday 21 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 74

Cartel in brown tortoiseshell marquetry and engraved brass, decorated with foliage scrolls, the arched cornice resting on uprights adorned with consoles (probably redone) ending with scrolls in leafy relief; (missing bronzes; traces of recorking, especially on the top) The movement signed by Boucheret in Paris. Attributed to André-Charles Boulle. Louis XIV period. H : 65,5 cm, W : 43,5 cm, D : 18 cm This rather rare model of cartel, with an arched cornice with side recesses and scrolls at the base of the uprights, is directly related to plate 2 of the engravings published by Mariette after the drawings of André Charles Boulle. A variant of this drawing, also attributed to Boulle, is decorated with the famous Boulian figures of the Fates and Chronos; a copy is now kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Another copy erroneously attributed to Charles Cressent was sold in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, rooms 5 and 6, on April 9, 2014, lot 141, a third, well attributed to Boulle was part of the sale in Paris, study Kohn, on June 27, 2018, lot 171.

Estimate
€12,000 - €15,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Cartel in brown tortoiseshell marquetry and engraved brass, decorated with foliage scrolls, the arched cornice resting on uprights adorned with consoles (probably redone) ending with scrolls in leafy relief; (missing bronzes; traces of recorking, especially on the top) The movement signed by Boucheret in Paris. Attributed to André-Charles Boulle. Louis XIV period. H : 65,5 cm, W : 43,5 cm, D : 18 cm This rather rare model of cartel, with an arched cornice with side recesses and scrolls at the base of the uprights, is directly related to plate 2 of the engravings published by Mariette after the drawings of André Charles Boulle. A variant of this drawing, also attributed to Boulle, is decorated with the famous Boulian figures of the Fates and Chronos; a copy is now kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Another copy erroneously attributed to Charles Cressent was sold in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, rooms 5 and 6, on April 9, 2014, lot 141, a third, well attributed to Boulle was part of the sale in Paris, study Kohn, on June 27, 2018, lot 171.
Sale Tuesday 21 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris