May 14, 2026 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / Silver / English & Continental Furniture
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Pair of Louis XVI carved and Painted Wood Parcel-Gilt Console Tables
Collection of a Distinguished Family from Westchester
Possibly by Philippe Poirie, after designs by Joseph Belanger, Circa 1775
Each with moulded breakfronted liver marble tops above a pierced panelled frieze with alternating stars and domed rosettes within an entrelacs border, the legs headed by panelled panels, on ribbon-tied pieds en console carved with floral garlands and berried laurel and joined by a concave-fronted stretcher surmounted by a serpent-wrapped neoclassical urn swagged with floral garlands, the decoration largely original, each with labels in red chalk ‘AR’.
Height 36 1/2 inches (92.5 cm), width 47 1/2 inches (120 cm), depth 16 inches (41 cm).
Philippe Poirie or Poirier, recu maître in 1765
Supplied to Marie-Catherine Colombe, Pavillon Colombe, Saint Brice, France.
M. Revenaz, who purchased the château in 1805.
M. Guy, mayor of Saint Brice.
Thence by descent to Colonel de Mondonville, son-in-law of M. Guy.
Thence by descent to Mme. de Mondonville.
Mrs Burns, sister of J. Pierpont Morgan, and then by descent to her daughter.
Viscountess d’Harcourt, by whom was sold Christie’s London, 22 June 1927, lot 156 (572 gns.).
Provenance: Christie's London, December 14, 2005, lot 44.
Sold for $32,000
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Collection of a Distinguished Family from Westchester
Possibly by Philippe Poirie, after designs by Joseph Belanger, Circa 1775
Each with moulded breakfronted liver marble tops above a pierced panelled frieze with alternating stars and domed rosettes within an entrelacs border, the legs headed by panelled panels, on ribbon-tied pieds en console carved with floral garlands and berried laurel and joined by a concave-fronted stretcher surmounted by a serpent-wrapped neoclassical urn swagged with floral garlands, the decoration largely original, each with labels in red chalk ‘AR’.
Height 36 1/2 inches (92.5 cm), width 47 1/2 inches (120 cm), depth 16 inches (41 cm).
Philippe Poirie or Poirier, recu maître in 1765
Supplied to Marie-Catherine Colombe, Pavillon Colombe, Saint Brice, France.
M. Revenaz, who purchased the château in 1805.
M. Guy, mayor of Saint Brice.
Thence by descent to Colonel de Mondonville, son-in-law of M. Guy.
Thence by descent to Mme. de Mondonville.
Mrs Burns, sister of J. Pierpont Morgan, and then by descent to her daughter.
Viscountess d’Harcourt, by whom was sold Christie’s London, 22 June 1927, lot 156 (572 gns.).
Provenance: Christie's London, December 14, 2005, lot 44.
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Decoration refreshed, with previous restorations
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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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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Collection
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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Consignments are currently being accepted for future auctions. We invite you to contact us for complimentary auction estimates. Our Specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.
