May 14, 2026 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / Silver / English & Continental Furniture
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Early Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Commode en Arbalète
Property from a Collection of a Distinguished French Family
Stamped twice De Laitre, circa 1740
With liver marble top above two short drawers and two long drawers, with rocaille cast chutes, on splayed foilate-cast feet on cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabots.
Height 33 1/4 inches (84.4 cm), width 38 inches (96.5 cm), depth 23 1/2 inches (59.6 cm).
Louis Delaitre recu maître in 1738.
Provenance: Christie’s New York, September 24, 1998, lot 23.
Footnote:
Louis Delaitre produced furniture in his workshop on the rue Saint-Nicolas in the early Louis XV style, and even firmly within the Régence tradition. His output consists chiefly of commodes of rather solid proportions, sometimes of tombeau form, as well as slant-front desks and dressing tables with compartments, veneered in rosewood, kingwood, and more rarely decorated with floral marquetry. Delaitre also stamped certain pieces executed in Boulle marquetry of brass and tortoiseshell, such as a large bureau plat embellished with mascarons, corner mounts with bearded male heads, scrollwork, and gilt-bronze framing elements, though he may in fact only have restored such works. He also supplied furniture to several prominent marchand-merciers, including his colleague Migeon. A Louis XV two-drawer commode and a corner cabinet are known bearing both their stamps. It should be noted that Delaitre’s commodes are often fitted with substantial gilt-bronze mounts, sometimes inspired by the Régence style, at other times more distinctly Rocaille in character.
Sold for $15,360
Estimated at $7,000 - $10,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Property from a Collection of a Distinguished French Family
Stamped twice De Laitre, circa 1740
With liver marble top above two short drawers and two long drawers, with rocaille cast chutes, on splayed foilate-cast feet on cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabots.
Height 33 1/4 inches (84.4 cm), width 38 inches (96.5 cm), depth 23 1/2 inches (59.6 cm).
Louis Delaitre recu maître in 1738.
Provenance: Christie’s New York, September 24, 1998, lot 23.
Footnote:
Louis Delaitre produced furniture in his workshop on the rue Saint-Nicolas in the early Louis XV style, and even firmly within the Régence tradition. His output consists chiefly of commodes of rather solid proportions, sometimes of tombeau form, as well as slant-front desks and dressing tables with compartments, veneered in rosewood, kingwood, and more rarely decorated with floral marquetry. Delaitre also stamped certain pieces executed in Boulle marquetry of brass and tortoiseshell, such as a large bureau plat embellished with mascarons, corner mounts with bearded male heads, scrollwork, and gilt-bronze framing elements, though he may in fact only have restored such works. He also supplied furniture to several prominent marchand-merciers, including his colleague Migeon. A Louis XV two-drawer commode and a corner cabinet are known bearing both their stamps. It should be noted that Delaitre’s commodes are often fitted with substantial gilt-bronze mounts, sometimes inspired by the Régence style, at other times more distinctly Rocaille in character.
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Some brass mounting detached.
Lifting veneer at the sides, corner of the marble top restored, small veneer loss at front mid-section.
Scratches and dents consistent with age and use!!
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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.
