Oct 17, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture
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Spanish Iron-Mounted Bone-Inlaid Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Vargueño
17th Century
Estate / Collection: The Sharon Blaisedell Casdin Collection
In two parts, the upper section with hasp lock and a fall front faced with red velvet backed panels, opening to an interior fitted with an arrangement of colonnaded drawers and doors mounted with shell-form pulls, three deep drawers with drawers at the base, the lower section with shell-fronted fall supports, two drawers over two cupboard doors, all with geometric molded panels, raised on bun feet.
Height 60 in (152.4 cm), width 43 in (109.2 cm), depth 21 in (53.3 cm)
The form of the Spanish travelling writing cabinet on stand, called a vargueño or escritorio, was first made in the 16th century, possibly originating in Salamanca, its decoration with a strong Moorish influence. However, by the 17th century, Western design is more evident, as seen in the present vargueño, with its more classically derived interior architectural features, including columns and broken pediments, yet still retaining Moorish design antecedents. 'Vargueños have the simplicity, rigid regularity, and austere dignity that have always appealed to Spanish taste in furniture. . . When open, the effect is one of flamboyant splendor . . . like Moorish artesonados . . .'; see Grace Hardendorff Burr, former Curator of Furniture of the Hispanic Society of America, Hispanic Furniture, New York: The Archive Press, 1964, pp. 42-46. Burr illustrates related vargueños at the Hispanic Society, pp. 141-158.
See also: Western Furniture 1350 to the Present Day in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, C. Wilk, ed., New York: Cross River Press, pp. 54-55, figs. 1-2
Cf. related vargueños, one from Christie's, London, West - East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Christie's, London, May 22, 2008, lot 249, one with a provenance from the Dukes of Infantado, El Palacio del Infantado, Guadelajara, Spain, Christie's, London, February 10, 2012, lot 785, one, Christie's, London, October 31, 2012, lot 56, one, Christie's, London, December 5, 2013, lot 86, one, Doyle New York, May 18, 2016, lot 379.
Sold for $4,480
Estimated at $7,000 - $10,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Sharon Blaisedell Casdin Collection
In two parts, the upper section with hasp lock and a fall front faced with red velvet backed panels, opening to an interior fitted with an arrangement of colonnaded drawers and doors mounted with shell-form pulls, three deep drawers with drawers at the base, the lower section with shell-fronted fall supports, two drawers over two cupboard doors, all with geometric molded panels, raised on bun feet.
Height 60 in (152.4 cm), width 43 in (109.2 cm), depth 21 in (53.3 cm)
Notes:The form of the Spanish travelling writing cabinet on stand, called a vargueño or escritorio, was first made in the 16th century, possibly originating in Salamanca, its decoration with a strong Moorish influence. However, by the 17th century, Western design is more evident, as seen in the present vargueño, with its more classically derived interior architectural features, including columns and broken pediments, yet still retaining Moorish design antecedents. 'Vargueños have the simplicity, rigid regularity, and austere dignity that have always appealed to Spanish taste in furniture. . . When open, the effect is one of flamboyant splendor . . . like Moorish artesonados . . .'; see Grace Hardendorff Burr, former Curator of Furniture of the Hispanic Society of America, Hispanic Furniture, New York: The Archive Press, 1964, pp. 42-46. Burr illustrates related vargueños at the Hispanic Society, pp. 141-158.
See also: Western Furniture 1350 to the Present Day in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, C. Wilk, ed., New York: Cross River Press, pp. 54-55, figs. 1-2
Cf. related vargueños, one from Christie's, London, West - East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Christie's, London, May 22, 2008, lot 249, one with a provenance from the Dukes of Infantado, El Palacio del Infantado, Guadelajara, Spain, Christie's, London, February 10, 2012, lot 785, one, Christie's, London, October 31, 2012, lot 56, one, Christie's, London, December 5, 2013, lot 86, one, Doyle New York, May 18, 2016, lot 379.
Please note that Doyle does not guarantee the condition of upholstery or frames underneath upholstery; Condition commensurate with age, warping to top, lacking corner clasps, shrinkage to panels, age cracks, velvet backing in distressed condition with tears, lacking some iron elements, lacking bone inlay, barrers replaced, bowing to panel doors, later building, worming, feet later, old marks and scratches, gauges.
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Auction: Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture, Oct 17, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on October 16, 2024
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Dutch artist Adriaen van Salm's “Pen Painting” of Whalers in the Arctic Achieves $127,500
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Fine Art
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction on October 16, 2024 drew international competition for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Determined bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and religious and mythological subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Highlighting the sale was an early 18th century nautical painting by Dutch artist Adriaen van Salm (1660-1720) that achieved $127,500. An exceptional example of “Pen Painting,” the work depicted a fascinating scene of Whalers in the Arctic. To read an essay by Specialist Elaine Stainton, click here.
Old Master drawings featured a beautifully executed rendering in brown ink and wash from the Collection of Eldo Netto depicting Archers in a Landscape that soared past its estimate to realize $32,000 amid speculation that it was possibly by the 17th century French master Claude Lorrain.
Additional Categories in the Sale
Special sections of the sale also showcased The Collection of Eldo Netto and English & Continental Silver on Oct 16, and Russian Works of Art and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on Oct 17.
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