Sideboard (Dressoir)
1540-1570 (made)
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Sideboard or dressoir (dresser) of carved walnut. In two stages. The upper stage consists of a shelf supported in front on two pairs of pierced columns with Ionic capitals. The back has a boss in the middle within a carved framework flanked by pilasters. The lower stage contains two drawers carved with rams’ heads, gadroons and leaf ornament and resting on two broad supports carved with terminal figures and feet in the shape of animals’ paws. The back is panelled and the whole rests on a plinth (moulded).
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Walnut, turned and carved, with some inlay |
Brief description | Carved walnut sideboard (dresser/dressoir); France 1540-1570 |
Physical description | Sideboard or dressoir (dresser) of carved walnut. In two stages. The upper stage consists of a shelf supported in front on two pairs of pierced columns with Ionic capitals. The back has a boss in the middle within a carved framework flanked by pilasters. The lower stage contains two drawers carved with rams’ heads, gadroons and leaf ornament and resting on two broad supports carved with terminal figures and feet in the shape of animals’ paws. The back is panelled and the whole rests on a plinth (moulded). |
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Marks and inscriptions | 1865 UNION CENTRALE
127 [ms]
248..[ms]
RETROSPEC… 1865 (Printed label pasted on PR stile at the back) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting |
Object history | Part of the Salting Bequest. A label pasted to the back of the upper section indicates that the piece was exhibited in Paris in 1865. The manuscript numbers that are partially visible on the label are barely legible, but the item listed 1035 in the catalogue as follows may be the piece: UNION CENTRALE DES BEAUX-ARTS APPLIQUES A L’INDUSTRIE, EXPOSITION DE 1865, PALAIS DE L’INDUSTRIE MUSÉE RÉTROSPECTIF 1035 Credence en noyer, avec pieds à cariatides et colonnes évidées. France M. Récappé |
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Accession number | W.210:2-1910 |
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Record created | February 23, 2005 |
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