Lot Essay
Godefroy Dester, maître in 1774.
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BY GODEFROY DESTER, ORIGINALLY IN MAHOGANY, THE TRELLIS PARQUETRY VENEER FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND TRELLIS PARQUETRY TABLE DE TOILETTE
By Godefroy Dester, originally in mahogany, the trellis parquetry veneer first half 19th Century
Inlaid overall with ebony-inlaid trellis, the crossbanded and banded rectangular sliding top revealing a spring-loaded red leather-lined writing-surface with a mirror on the reserve, flanked by two lidded compartments with mahogany-lined interiors, above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer, with fluted angles, on fluted turned tapering legs, with turned feet, stamped 'JME' and 'G. DESTER', and inscribed in chalk 'Septre 29', previously with handles
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 32 in. (81 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (48.5 cm.) deep
By Godefroy Dester, originally in mahogany, the trellis parquetry veneer first half 19th Century
Inlaid overall with ebony-inlaid trellis, the crossbanded and banded rectangular sliding top revealing a spring-loaded red leather-lined writing-surface with a mirror on the reserve, flanked by two lidded compartments with mahogany-lined interiors, above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer, with fluted angles, on fluted turned tapering legs, with turned feet, stamped 'JME' and 'G. DESTER', and inscribed in chalk 'Septre 29', previously with handles
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 32 in. (81 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (48.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly bought by Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765-1837) for Longleat, Wiltshire and by descent at Longleat.
Literature
1896 Inventory (Heirlooms of 2nd Marquess), Red Library, f 90 r, 'A 2 ft 8 satinwood table inlaid diagonals with tulip borders, brass-bound and fitted top drawers on circular reeded legs'
J. Leyland, 'Country Homes: Longleat', Country Life Illustrated, 14 August 1897, p. 154 (illustrated in 'The Library').
M. Aldrich, 'The Marquess and the Decorator', Country Life, 7 December 1989, p. 166, fig. 8.
J. Leyland, 'Country Homes: Longleat', Country Life Illustrated, 14 August 1897, p. 154 (illustrated in 'The Library').
M. Aldrich, 'The Marquess and the Decorator', Country Life, 7 December 1989, p. 166, fig. 8.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.