The Talleyrand Scarlet Japanned Cabinet On Stand
THE TALLEYRAND SCARLET JAPANNED CABINET ON STAND
European Circa 1810
The exterior decorated in shades of gold with Chinese figures and buildings,
The interior with shelves and eleven drawers surrounding open shelves, also painted with Chinese figures and flowering branches on a bottle green ground, the shelves and interiors of the drawers decorated in imitation of maki-e lacquer; on serpentine table stand raised on cabriole legs, the apron and knees carved with grotesque masks.
Height 61 ½” (15cm) width 33” (84cm)
Provenance:
Prince de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838)
Secular Bishop of Autan
1799 Minister of Foreign Affairs under Napoleon
1806 Prince of Benevento
1814 Supported Restoration of the Monarchy
Bequeathed to his nephew
Duc Edmond de Talleyrand
By descent until sold;
Christies, London November 5th 1970 Lot 136
£12,500
