Lot 89
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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted, cut brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' occasional table
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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted, cut brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' occasional table

BY MAISON VERVELLE, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted, cut brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' occasional table
By Maison Vervelle, Paris, Mid-19th Century
Inlaid overall with geometric patterns of scrolling foliage, the shaped hinged tilt-top inscribed to the side Mon. Vervelle, Paris, the central column above four scrolled supports, joined by a shaped stretcher centred by a flower-filled vase, on scrolled legs terminating in acanthus sabots
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high; 33½ in. (85 cm.) wide; 27½ in. (70 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The firm of Maison Vervelle was established in 1804 and exhibited at the 1827 and 1844 Expositions and also at the 1855 Paris Exposition Universelle. They published the Bulletin du magasin des nouveautés in 1830. In 1856 the company was taken over by Audot.

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