Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, restored circa 1750 marble topped kingwood inlaid sideboard with polished silver fittings sideboard fully stamped for Germain Landrin 1710-1785.
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This is a museum quality find, exceptionally rare and highly decorative, the marble top has a finish the likes of which I’ve never seen, it almost looks life flint it’s so patinated. The silvered fixtures and fittings are all nicely polished and patinated, they are most likely pewter. The main body is made up of Kingwood, Walnut, Tulip wood and other tropical hardwoods.
The piece has quite a strange function, its exactly the same both sides, the main body has two huge drawers which can be accessed from either side, there is a meta
...l in the middle which seats the drawers’ dead centre. The sides have two cupboards which would have had oak shelves, they were lost years ago, I can have two new shelves made free of charge.
This has been restored over the years as you would expect from a 270+ year old piece, I have also had it tidying up so its ready to go for the new owner. The old restoration looks to be various small pieces of veneer replaced, the marble top has been repaired, I have had the metal work washed and polished, the main body lightly taken back and French polished. There are some small losses to the metalwork here and there, otherwise it’s a very fine example.
Dimensions
Height:- 91.5cm
Width:- 110.5cm
Depth:- 73cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements, please ask.
ABOUT GERMAIN LANRIN
Germain Landrin (1710-1785) was one of the principal suppliers to his fellow ébéniste Pierre II Migeon, with many of the pieces he made veneered in very much the same fashion as the present piece. He also supplied furniture to Denis Genty and appeared as a creditor in the inventory taken after the death of J.F. Oeben in 1764. Well regarded, Landrin became an adjudicator in his guild in 1746 and was elevated to principal in 1772 (see Pradčre, op. cit.).
Any questions please feel free to ask.
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA815056
Dateline of this antique is 1750
Height is 91.5cm (36.0inches)Width is 110.5cm (43.5inches)Depth is 73cm (28.7inches)
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