May 14, 2026 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / Silver / English & Continental Furniture
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Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood, Amaranth and Bois de Bout Marquetry Commode
Collection of a Distinguished Family from Westchester
Stamped twice Carel JME and B.R. BAYEUX, mid-18th Century
The serpentine fronted molded Breche d'Alep marble top above a pair of drawers inlaid and mounted sans traverse with floral sprays and pierced C-scroll and foliate mounts, with central floral trail and carved foliate angle mounts, the spreading sides similarly inlaid and pierced scroll and ruffle-cast surrounds, on splayed legs ending in foliate and scrolled sabbots, stamped twice and inscribed beneath the top in black wash 'B.R. BAYEUX' and to the reverse in black 'R463' with black inventory number '17548'
Jacques-Philippe Carel (1688-1755) reçu maître in 1723.
Provenance:
The French Rothschilds, probably acquired by Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905), hotel Saint-Florentin, Paris and by descent until confiscated by the Einsatstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg during the Nazi occupation.
Restituted to Mme. Eugene de Rothschild on February 27, 1946.
Acquired from Byron Foy, August 1967.
Christie's London, December 14, 2005, lot 360.
Footnote:
Jacques-Philippe Carel, trained in Grenoble in the workshop of Thomas Hache before returning to Paris to establish his practice. His oeuvre reflects the fully developed Parisian taste of the mid-18th century, transitioning from robust Régence-influenced forms to refined rocaille models of notable elegance. Carel is particularly associated with bombe commodes and bureaux de pente, often executed in fine veneers and floral marquetry in richly contrasted woods, occasionally incorporating lacquer panels. His mounts, characteristically rocaille, are finely chased and never overly heavy. Active among an elite clientele, including the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the court of Sweden, the Prince of Württemberg, and a commode by Carel is located in the Munich Residenz. He supplied furniture through the marchand-ébéniste Gaudreaus for the Marquise de Pompadour and for the daughters of Louis XV, les Mesdames at Versailles.
Related literature:
Pierre Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 2002, pp. 166, 167, 168.
Alexandre Pradère, French Furniture Makers, The Art of the Ébéniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, Paris 1989, pp. 141, 142, 143, and ill. 115.
See also the Frick collection, New York for the identical commode by Jacques Philippe Carel: accession number 1966.5.128
With its distinctive rocaille encadrement and asymmetrical apron mount, all mirrored by the bois de bout floral marquetry, this commode directly relates to two commodes also executed by Jacques-Philippe Carel in the Frick Collection, New York. These are discussed at length in T. Dell, Furniture in the Frick Collection, Princeton, 1992, vol., pp. 270-281. As Dell concluded, the Frick commodes belong to an extensive group almost certainly executed for the same marchand-mercier, who appears to have owned the model for the mounts, of which the earliest were supplied between 1745-1749, as they are stamped with the 'C' couronné poinçon. Although the marchand remains unidentified, the ébénistes employed included J.-P. Latz, Pierre II Migeon, M.-E. L'Hermite, H. Hansen, J.-F. Dubut, M. Criaerd and L. Boudin. Interestingly, both Migeon, Criaerd and Boudin were active both as ébénistes and marchands.
The distinctive Rothschild inventory mark has traditionally been associated with pieces from the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild's hôtel in Paris. This same mark featured on the Marie-Josephe de Saxe commode sold from the Riahi Collection, Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 20, which had been inherited by Baron Edouard de Rothschild, as well as on the suite of Louis XVI lacquer furniture also supplied to Queen Hortense and acquired by Alphonse de Rothschild, sold from the Ojjeh Collection, Christie's Monaco, 11-12 December 1999, lot 35.
Sold for $54,400
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Collection of a Distinguished Family from Westchester
Stamped twice Carel JME and B.R. BAYEUX, mid-18th Century
The serpentine fronted molded Breche d'Alep marble top above a pair of drawers inlaid and mounted sans traverse with floral sprays and pierced C-scroll and foliate mounts, with central floral trail and carved foliate angle mounts, the spreading sides similarly inlaid and pierced scroll and ruffle-cast surrounds, on splayed legs ending in foliate and scrolled sabbots, stamped twice and inscribed beneath the top in black wash 'B.R. BAYEUX' and to the reverse in black 'R463' with black inventory number '17548'
Jacques-Philippe Carel (1688-1755) reçu maître in 1723.
Provenance:
The French Rothschilds, probably acquired by Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905), hotel Saint-Florentin, Paris and by descent until confiscated by the Einsatstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg during the Nazi occupation.
Restituted to Mme. Eugene de Rothschild on February 27, 1946.
Acquired from Byron Foy, August 1967.
Christie's London, December 14, 2005, lot 360.
Footnote:
Jacques-Philippe Carel, trained in Grenoble in the workshop of Thomas Hache before returning to Paris to establish his practice. His oeuvre reflects the fully developed Parisian taste of the mid-18th century, transitioning from robust Régence-influenced forms to refined rocaille models of notable elegance. Carel is particularly associated with bombe commodes and bureaux de pente, often executed in fine veneers and floral marquetry in richly contrasted woods, occasionally incorporating lacquer panels. His mounts, characteristically rocaille, are finely chased and never overly heavy. Active among an elite clientele, including the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the court of Sweden, the Prince of Württemberg, and a commode by Carel is located in the Munich Residenz. He supplied furniture through the marchand-ébéniste Gaudreaus for the Marquise de Pompadour and for the daughters of Louis XV, les Mesdames at Versailles.
Related literature:
Pierre Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 2002, pp. 166, 167, 168.
Alexandre Pradère, French Furniture Makers, The Art of the Ébéniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, Paris 1989, pp. 141, 142, 143, and ill. 115.
See also the Frick collection, New York for the identical commode by Jacques Philippe Carel: accession number 1966.5.128
With its distinctive rocaille encadrement and asymmetrical apron mount, all mirrored by the bois de bout floral marquetry, this commode directly relates to two commodes also executed by Jacques-Philippe Carel in the Frick Collection, New York. These are discussed at length in T. Dell, Furniture in the Frick Collection, Princeton, 1992, vol., pp. 270-281. As Dell concluded, the Frick commodes belong to an extensive group almost certainly executed for the same marchand-mercier, who appears to have owned the model for the mounts, of which the earliest were supplied between 1745-1749, as they are stamped with the 'C' couronné poinçon. Although the marchand remains unidentified, the ébénistes employed included J.-P. Latz, Pierre II Migeon, M.-E. L'Hermite, H. Hansen, J.-F. Dubut, M. Criaerd and L. Boudin. Interestingly, both Migeon, Criaerd and Boudin were active both as ébénistes and marchands.
The distinctive Rothschild inventory mark has traditionally been associated with pieces from the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild's hôtel in Paris. This same mark featured on the Marie-Josephe de Saxe commode sold from the Riahi Collection, Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 20, which had been inherited by Baron Edouard de Rothschild, as well as on the suite of Louis XVI lacquer furniture also supplied to Queen Hortense and acquired by Alphonse de Rothschild, sold from the Ojjeh Collection, Christie's Monaco, 11-12 December 1999, lot 35.
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Auction: Old Master Paintings / Silver / English & Continental Furniture, May 14, 2026
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings on May 13, 2026
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Johan Julius Ringdahl's Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus Achieves a World Auction Record for the Artist
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held an auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings on May 13, 2026 presenting works spanning the 16th through 19th centuries, including portraits, still lifes and landscapes, along with religious, historical and mythological subjects.
Johan Julius Ringdahl
A highlight of the sale was Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus, a rare neoclassic work by the Swedish artist Johan Julius Ringdahl (1813-1882), which tripled its $8,000-12,000 estimate, selling for an impressive $35,200—A World Auction Record for the Artist. A graduate of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts who chiefly concentrated on portraiture and genre scenes, Ringdahl’s depiction of the first episode of the eighteenth book of Homer’s Iliad was almost certainly painted on commission for a serious lover of Greek poetry. It is a poignant evocation of the hero’s grief at the death of his friend Patroclus, who has been killed in battle by the Trojan prince Hector. Equally moving is the presence of Achilles’s mother, the sea goddess Thetis, who has come to comfort him. As she touches her son’s shoulder tenderly, she presents him with the new shield and armor just made for him by the smith god Hephaestus, offering him a way forward to fulfill his destiny.
Additional Categories in the Sale
Special sections of the sale will also showcase English & Continental Silver, lots 63-193 (Read More) on Wednesday, May 13 and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts, lots 301-710 (Read More) on Thursday, May 14.
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