Lot Essay
Claude Charles Saunier, maître in 1752.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ANDRE AZRIA
(Lot 511)
A LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH TABLE A ECRIRE
STAMPED 'C.C. SAUNIER' AND 'JME', CIRCA 1770-1775
Details
A LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH TABLE A ECRIRE
STAMPED 'C.C. SAUNIER' AND 'JME', CIRCA 1770-1775
The rectangular top with line banding and flowerhead-inset corners above a faux-panelled frieze with a drawer fitted with a hinged leather writing surface, with wells fitted with silvered metal fitments, on tapering square legs headed by ormolu collars and sabots, on horn casters, stamped to underside of drawer, top with water damage
29 in. (74 cm.) high, 30¼ in. (77 cm.) wide, 13½ in. (34 cm.) deep
STAMPED 'C.C. SAUNIER' AND 'JME', CIRCA 1770-1775
The rectangular top with line banding and flowerhead-inset corners above a faux-panelled frieze with a drawer fitted with a hinged leather writing surface, with wells fitted with silvered metal fitments, on tapering square legs headed by ormolu collars and sabots, on horn casters, stamped to underside of drawer, top with water damage
29 in. (74 cm.) high, 30¼ in. (77 cm.) wide, 13½ in. (34 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, 23 May 1995, lot 158.