For immediate release The ORANGERIE Presents an

„Das Schöne
ist nichts anderes
als das Versprechen
von Glück.“
(Stendhal)
For immediate release
The ORANGERIE Presents an Icon of German Craftsmanship.
The Walderdorff Commode by Roentgen For Sale at Auction
In the center of the upcoming ORANGERIE auction is an icon of German craftsmanship: The legendary
“Walderdorff-Commode” was the first important commission in 1755 for the ingenious furniture artist, Abraham
Roentgen. Created for the Prince Elector of Trier, the commode was owned by the same family for more than
200 years. The estimate is EUR 200,000 / 300,000.
Still in its infancy, the ORANGERIE auction seeks to inspire a “zest for beholding” by presenting a crossover of
material from five centuries of the highest level. The range includes Old Master paintings as much as a movie
prop, Romy Schneider’s hat from “La Banquière” (EUR 2,000 / 3,000).
A thematic focus lies on the subject, rich in associations, of Gracefulness –from an exceptionally tall medieval
Madonna made of amber (EUR 10,000 / 15,000) to René Gruau’s efficient-virtuoso fashion drawings from the
1950s and 60s (each EUR 18,000 / 24,000).
Under the The Line of Beauty creed the eccentric, meandering “Looped Chandelier With Gold Ruby Glass,”
created in 1811 for the residence of King Jérôme Bonapartes (EUR 90,000 / 150,000), and the powerful lines of
Ron Arad’s 1989 “Little Heavy” come together (EUR 25,000 / 35,000).
Bizarre and artful works of art are gathered in Model Nature, the catalog’s third chapter. A swaying, elegant
Table en cabinet is an extraordinary testimony to the art of the naturalistic Rococo (EUR 20,000 / 30,000) and
one of the highlights in the group.
Scenic are a magic miniature by Adam Elsheimer (EUR 8,000 / 12,000), stage settings from the roaring
twenties in Berlin (EUR 4,000 / 6,000) and two gothic angles, candle holders, by Domenico da Tolmezzo (EUR
45,000 / 50,000), artfully putting a light source in scene.
The 70-works strong catalog unites articles by art historians from all over Europe with essays by the artist Daniel
Spoerri, the collector Peter Raue and chief editor of Harper*s Bazaar Margit J. Mayer.
Dr. Stefan Körner
T. 030-885 915-64 · koerner@villa-grisebach.de
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Southern Baltic Sea
MADONNA WITH
CHILD
1550-1600 / base
circa 1570. Amber in
three different tones;
carved. 22 cm
Abraham Roentgen
1711 – 1793
THE WALDERDORFF
COMMODE.
COMMODE FOR
COUNT PHILIPP VON
WALDERDORFF,
ELECTOR OF TRIER
(1701-1768)
1755. Kingwood,
rosewood, amaranth
veneered on oak,
beech, spruce; brass
strips; bronze fittings.
83 x 132 x 72 cm
René Gruau
1909 – 2004
DESIGN FOR AN
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR “CRESCENDOE“
1950s. Pen and India
ink drawing on paper.
49,7 x 37 cm
Werner & Mieth,
Berlin
tätig 1792 – 1819
DER
SCHLEIFENLEUCHT
ER MIT RUBINGLAS.
ACHTFLAMMIGER
KRONLEUCHTER
Um 1810. Bronze und
Messing, vergoldet,
z.T. versilbert;
größtenteils originaler
Glasbehang, originale
Rubinglasscheiben.
126 cm, Ø 86 cm
Ron Arad
b. 1951
Sculptor of
Franconia
LITTLE HEAVY
(20+5 AP)
1989. Steel, burnished,
executed by One Off
Ltd. 76 x 66 x 66 cm
ORNAMENTAL
TABLE – TABLE EN
CABINET
Circa 1765. Oak,
carved, gilt; curved
marble sheet.
86 x 51 x 36 cm
Joseph Heintz the
Younger
1600 – 1678
CAPRICCIO OF THE
PIAZZA DI
COLONNA
TRAJANA WITH S.
MARIA DI LORETO
AND THE
BIBLIOTECA
MARCIANA
Circa 1625. Oil on
canvas. 81 x 123 cm
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