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Importante armoire d'Alger

Algeria, probably by Beaudroit, circa 1870/1880 In molded, carved and polychrome-treated wood, open on the front with two doors at the top and two panels at the bottom, revealing a finely painted horseshoe arch on the inside. The cabinet features several compartments in reserve, adorned with various mihrab-shaped arches, compartmentalized panels adorned with star-shaped polygons, the upper part decorated with dentils in the Moorish taste, topped by a pediment and the belt adorned with an Arabic proverb in Maghribi script. The sides are adorned with three registers: a starry composition set with crescent moons, a centered floral composition, and a YB monogram. Inscriptions: Ma sha allah in the center. Condition: very good. 220 x 110 x 41 cm. This cabinet is similar to a model signed by Beaudroit in Algiers, dated 1868, sold at Gros & Delettrez on June 17, 2003, no. 351. Charles Beaudroit was a carpenter and cabinetmaker who settled in Algiers, impasse Bab el-Oued, in the 1860s/80s. In 1873, he took part in the Toulon exhibition, to which craftsmen from Algeria were invited, as well as the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878. The press reports that "the most attractive point in the Salon galleries is the one on which the few specimens of small Algerian furniture sent to us by Mr. Beaudroit are displayed". Charles Desprez also praises Beaudroit's work in the chapter devoted to Algiers shops in his guide "L'Hiver à Alger", 4th edition, ed. Ad. Jourdan, 1885, pp. 124-125. "In contrast to counterfeiting, which is a crude, mechanical copy, there is what we might call "surfaçon", which, without altering the character of the model, perfects the details. (...) the Moorish trinkets and Oriental furniture at Beaudroit, impasse Bab-el-Oued, are worthy of the connoisseur's attention. Here, nicely displayed in a small salon, are some truly marvellous works of Arab carving and painting: vases, chandeliers, trays, bowls, chests, sideboards, shelves. All unique and original. Not a single one in duplicate. As a result, some of them sell for their weight in gold." Oeuvre comparable / Similar work : Sotheby's, Paris, March 30, 2011, n°73, for a piece of furniture of the same workmanship. An Algerian important cabinet, Algiers, probably by Beaudroit, circa 1870/1880

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Importante armoire d'Alger

Estimate 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

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