Lot Essay
François-Ignace Pabst, maître in 1785
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BY FRANÇOIS-IGNACE PABST
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND ACAJOU MOUCHETE (PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY) BUREAU PLAT
By François-Ignace Pabst
The rectangular eared leather-lined top above a central frieze drawer, flanked by two short drawers to one side and one deep drawer fitted with a coffre-fort to the other side, the rounded corners with stop-fluting, leather-lined writing-slides to both sides and faux drawers to the reverse, on turned tapering fluted legs and toupie feet, stamped 'F.I. PAPST' and 'JME', the underside with later, strengthening metal supports and with consequential restorations to the top of the legs
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 64 in. (163 cm.) wide; 28 in. (71 cm.) deep
By François-Ignace Pabst
The rectangular eared leather-lined top above a central frieze drawer, flanked by two short drawers to one side and one deep drawer fitted with a coffre-fort to the other side, the rounded corners with stop-fluting, leather-lined writing-slides to both sides and faux drawers to the reverse, on turned tapering fluted legs and toupie feet, stamped 'F.I. PAPST' and 'JME', the underside with later, strengthening metal supports and with consequential restorations to the top of the legs
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 64 in. (163 cm.) wide; 28 in. (71 cm.) deep
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