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The Silk Road
The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence
Sotheby’s is proud to present for sale the contents of a Belgravia residence reuniting an impressive group of Orientalist paintings and 18th century furniture and decorative arts.
The Orientalist paintings in this collection form an exceptional group, and a panoptic picture of the Islamic lands (North Africa, the Middle East and Ottoman Turkey) as they looked a century or more ago, from when few other visual records survive. Among the highlights of the collection are Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant’s Odalisque, a sumptuous interior focusing on domestic life and the female space; Théodore Gudin’s majestic View of the Golden Horn, Constantinople; and Rudolf Ernst’s The Sheikh’s Comforts and female Orientalist Marie Lucas-Robiquet’s Taking Refreshment in Ain-Sefra, Algeria. Together, the paintings create a rich and warm tapestry of place, colour, texture, and expression, a reflection of Western artists’ fascination for, and engagement with, the cultures they encountered on their travels.
The decorative arts in the collection are a testament to this collection’s passion for French 18th century furniture, especially from the Louis XV and Louis XVI reigns, and perfectly complement the Orientalist paintings. Represented are some of the greatest names in Parisian ébénisterie and menuiserie – including Jean-Henri Riesener, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, Bernard van Risenburgh and Roger Vandercruse – who not only produced pieces of unsurpassed quality but also revolutionised interior space and living, with this period being called by some ‘The Age of Comfort’.
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0033: A Louis XV carved giltwood canapé en gondole, mid-18th century, in the manner of Jean-BaptisteEst. £60,000-£100,000Lot Closed
0034: A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted porcelain pots pourris and covers, circa 1770, the porcelainEst. £5,000-£8,000Lot Closed
0037: A pair of Louis XV carved giltwood fauteuils, by Sylvain-Nicholas Blanchard, mid-18th centuryEst. £7,000-£10,000Lot Closed
0039: A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble athéniennes, late 19th century, in theEst. £6,000-£9,000Lot Closed
0042: A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres pots pourris vases and covers, circa 1775Est. £6,000-£9,000Lot Closed
0043: A pair of Napoleon III gilt-bronze mounted and cut-glass vases, second half 19th centuryEst. £3,000-£5,000Lot Closed
0044: A pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt-bronze cassolettes, late 18th/early 19th centuryEst. £7,000-£10,000Lot Closed
0045: A pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood console tables, circa 1775, in the manner of Jean CharlesEst. £40,000-£60,000Lot Closed
0048: A Transitional kingwood and tulipwood marquetry table ambulante, circa 1760, attributed to Roger vanEst. £10,000-£15,000Lot Closed
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