Lot 880
An American Rococo Highly Carved Walnut Bibliotheque, c. 1860, Prudent Mallard, New Orleans, foliate crest, ogee cornice, lion's mask frieze, foliate carved glazed doors flanked by spiral turned stiles, lower case having paneled foliate cabochon doors flanked by conforming stiles, blocked base, height 109 in., width 60 in., depth 19 1/2 in Provenance: Dufour-Baldwin House, 1707 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, descended in the Baldwin family and acquired by the current owner and re-installed in 1707 Esplanade. Cyprien Dufour (1817-1871), A prominent New Orleans attorney, state senator, essayist and author of Esquises Locales, commissioned architects Henry Howard and Albert Diettel for 1707 Esplanade in 1859. With personal and professional reversals during Reconstruction, Monsieur Dufour sold the house to businessman Albert Baldwin (1834-1912). A furniture inventory accompanies the March 15, 1870 bill of sale of 1707 Esplanade from Dufour to Baldwin, currently preserved in the Orleans Parish Notorial Archives. This bibliothèque is listed in the library, "as per P. Mallard's bill, Feby 24, 1860." The Baldwin Family remained in the house until 1912. Note: Best known as a purveyor of Rococo Revival bedroom furniture, Prudent Mallard...
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