Bijouterie table
manner of Adam Weisweiler (1744 - 1820)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Oak case, mahogany veneer, turned mahogany, gilt bronze mounts, glass
Measurements
75 x 69.6 x 48.2 cm
Place of origin
Paris
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245956
Summary
A mahogany table-vitrine, from a pair, French, circa 1890, after a model of "table à ouvrage" attributed to Adam Weisweiler (c.1750-1810) , today in the Louvre Museum, the glazed tops inset within a beaded frieze, on baluster-turned gilt bronze legs on fluted mahogany columns, joined by an interlaced stretcher centred by a pair of dolphins, on toupie feet. Prior to enter the Louvre Museum collection, the table was in Léopold Double collection (sale in 1881) and it became a popular model. Such as the present examples it was adapted into bijouterie-tables, centre-tables or jardinières by late 19th century Parisian furniture makers.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but probably originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. These items found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, found in Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 36.
Makers and roles
manner of Adam Weisweiler (1744 - 1820), maker