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Paire de tables en piles de livres peints, attribuées à Maitland-Smith

Huit volumes s'empilent de guingois dans chaque colonne, reliures rouges, bleu nuit, jaune d'or, vert canard, orangées ou noires, comme laissées là par un lecteur distrait. Le bois sculpté imite tout : les tranches creusées en fines stries, les nerfs sur les dos, les coins arrondis des plats. Le volume du sommet, posé à plat, sert de plateau et porte un encadrement de couleur. La peinture, mate, s'use légèrement aux arêtes et laisse deviner le travail du pinceau.

La fiche attribue ces tables à Maitland-Smith, maison fondée à Hong Kong en 1979 par Paul Maitland-Smith pour produire des meubles finement sculptés dans le goût du XVIIIe siècle. Une première unité de fabrication ouvre aux Philippines en 1981, puis la gamme s'étend aux accessoires de bronze, de laiton et de porcelaine. Le meuble en pile de livres compte parmi ses modèles connus : une table basse de trois volumes reliés, à tiroirs cachés dans les dos, est ainsi datée des années 1980 et 1990. Aucune marque ni étiquette n'est mentionnée pour cette paire.

Époque
XXe siècle, selon la fiche
Matière
Bois sculpté et peint à la main, selon la fiche
Attribution
Maitland-Smith, selon la fiche, non validée
Dimensions
l. 33 × P. 34 × H. 52 cm, selon la fiche ; pièce ou paire non précisé
État
En l'état, selon la fiche
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Eight volumes are stacked askew in each column, bindings in red, midnight blue, golden yellow, teal, orange and black, as if left there by an absent-minded reader. The carved wood imitates everything: page edges hollowed into fine striations, raised bands on the spines, the rounded corners of the boards. The top volume, laid flat, serves as the table top and carries a framed panel of colour. The matt paint wears lightly at the edges and lets the work of the brush show through.

The listing attributes these tables to Maitland-Smith, a house founded in Hong Kong in 1979 by Paul Maitland-Smith to make finely carved furniture in the eighteenth-century manner. A first manufacturing unit opened in the Philippines in 1981, and the range then grew to include accessories in bronze, brass and porcelain. Stacked-book furniture is among its known models: a coffee table of three bound volumes with drawers hidden in the spines is dated to the 1980s and 1990s. No mark or label is mentioned for this pair.

Sources and points to validate
  • Maitland-Smith est fondée en 1979 à Hong Kong par Paul Maitland-Smith pour fabriquer des meubles du XVIIIe siècle finement sculptés ; première unité de fabrication aux Philippines en 1981 ; extension de la gamme aux accessoires en bronze, laiton et porcelaine. https://www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com/paul-maitlandsmith
  • Le meuble en pile de livres est un modèle connu de la marque : une table basse en trois livres reliés cuir et dorés, à trois tiroirs cachés dans les dos, est datée des années 1980 et 1990. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/tables/maitland-smith-stacked-books-coffee-table/id-f_4004873/
To be validated
  • Attribution à Maitland-Smith publiée par la galerie, non validée ; la mention originales dans la description n'est pas expliquée.
  • Aucune marque ou étiquette de la maison n'est mentionnée ; la date de fondation varie selon les sources, de 1979 à 1980.
  • Les dimensions ne précisent pas si elles concernent chaque table ; essence du bois, tiroirs et finition non décrits.
  • Datation au XXe siècle donnée par la fiche ; les marchands situent le modèle dans les années 1980 et 1990.

Notice drafted with the assistance of AI based on the dealer’s listing and cited public sources. Attributions and dating are subject to validation.

Paire de tables d’appoint/ tables de chevets/bouts de canapé originales figurant des piles de livres, réalisées en bois sculpté et peint à la main.

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