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Art & Design - June 5, 2024

Wed, Jun 5, 2024 10:00AM EDT
  • Property from a Williams Lawrence (Bunny Williams) Designed Interior
Lot 25

Albert Cheuret (1884-1966): Rare 'Herons' Console Table

Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
Sold for
$160,000
Sold Price excludes BP

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Patinated bronze and marble. Signed 'Albert Cheuret'.

39 1/2 x 4 ft. 5 in. x 14 3/4 in.

This console was originally designed to be exhibited in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industries Modernes, Paris, 1925.

An identical 'Heron' console sold at Christie's, New York, December 7, 2023.

Condition

In good condition with very minor scuffs and nicks to the marble top and bases. There is an old repair to the left heron's neck and a shallow age crack on its upper right leg. Both have minor abrasions on the wings, and beaks with dirt residue build-up where the talons meet the marble bases. Minor verdigris patination on both feet. Structurally sound.

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Sold Valerio Antiques, Coral Gables, Florida, February 17, 2013.

Property from a Williams Lawrence Designed Interior.