Thomas Moore
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Lot 5TP,Y
A George III ormolu mounted tulipwood and rosewood table de salon or table ambulante attributed to Pierre Langlois (1718-1767) Circa 1765
29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,080 inc. premium
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A George III ormolu mounted tulipwood and rosewood table de salon or table ambulante attributed to Pierre Langlois (1718-1767)
Circa 1765
Inlaid with stringing, the shaped quarter veneered top mounted with a reeded edge, above a shaped frieze inlaid with half veneered shaped tablets, the front and reverse of the frieze mounted with a pair of winged putti holding a laurel wreath aloft above a floral swagged oval beaded cartouche, with one frieze drawer, each end with a cabochon embedded foliate scrolled and rocaille mount, on square section cabriole legs mounted with opposing C-scrolls, acanthus and elongated scrolls with beaded chutes terminating in opposing C-scroll and foliate sabots, with a quarter veneered platform undertier, 33cm wide x 28cm deep x 73cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 11in deep x 28 1/2in high)
Inlaid with stringing, the shaped quarter veneered top mounted with a reeded edge, above a shaped frieze inlaid with half veneered shaped tablets, the front and reverse of the frieze mounted with a pair of winged putti holding a laurel wreath aloft above a floral swagged oval beaded cartouche, with one frieze drawer, each end with a cabochon embedded foliate scrolled and rocaille mount, on square section cabriole legs mounted with opposing C-scrolls, acanthus and elongated scrolls with beaded chutes terminating in opposing C-scroll and foliate sabots, with a quarter veneered platform undertier, 33cm wide x 28cm deep x 73cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 11in deep x 28 1/2in high)
Footnotes
A small writing table, one likewise attributed to Pierre Langlois, which has an essentially identical model of ormolu mount to the upper parts of its legs as those which are attached on the present lot sold Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, The Collection of Evelyn Annenberg Hall, lot 356.
The quintessentially French - or more precisely Louis XV - design of the offered example, combined with the English construction evident in the high-quality drawer linings with their neat dovetails, are typical elements of the ouevre of the émigré cabinet maker, Pierre Langlois, during the 1760s and into the 1770s.
It is also interesting to note the presence of a number of winged putti depicted on the Langlois trade card which is illustrated in Sir Ambrose Heal's The London Furniture Makers, 1660-1840, 1953, p. 94. These figures bear close comparison with the winged putto featuring on the main central mount of the above table.
