Decorative Arts: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum

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FRENCH TABLES 53

Height: 2 ft. 5/2 in. (74.9 cm); Width:
3 ft. i^7 A in. (96.2 cm); Depth: 1 ft. ion/i6 in.
(57.6 cm)
Accession number 65 .DA.1
PROVENANCE
Lady Grace Adelaide Fane (Countess of
Londesborough, wife of the 2nd Earl,
married 1887, died 1933), London (sold,
Hampton and Sons, London, July 24,1933,
lot 123); [J. M. Botibol, London, by 1937];
purchased by J. Paul Getty, 1938.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Verlet et al., Chefs d'oeuvre, p. 119, illus.;
Getty, Collecting, p. 149, illus.; Kjellberg,
Dictionnaire, p. 139.


  1. Table
    Paris, circa 1760
    By Adrien Faizelot-Delorme
    Oak veneered with amaranth and green
    stained burr yew; modern silver fittings
    in drawer for ink, sand, and sponge; gilt-
    bronze mounts
    Stamped DELORME twice and JME once on
    drawer panel.
    Height: 2 ft. 3/8 in. (68.9 cm); Width:
    n^5 /8 in. (29.4 cm); Depth: 9^5 /s in. (24.4 cm)
    Accession number 72.DA. 64
    PROVENANCE
    Paris art market, early 1970s; [Rosenberg
    and Stiebel, Inc., New York, 1972]; pur­
    chased by J. Paul Getty.


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  1. Card Table
    Paris, circa 1760
    By Jean-Fran$ois Oeben
    Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood,
    and green stained burr wood; modern baize
    lining; gilt-bronze mounts
    Stamped J.EOEBEN beneath.
    Height: 2 ft. 3% in. (70.5 cm); Width:
    2 ft. 9/2 in. (85 cm); Depth: 1 ft. 2/2 in.
    (36.8 cm)
    Accession number 71. DA. 105
    PROVENANCE
    Probably purchased by Sir Charles Mills
    or his son Charles Henry, created Lord
    Hillingdon in 1886, Essex; Charles, 4th
    Lord Hillingdon (born 1922), Essex, by
    descent (sold, Christie s, London, May 14,
    1970, lot 102); [Frank Partridge, Ltd.,
    London, 1970]; [French and Co., New
    , York]; purchased by J. Paul Getty.


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