CIRCA 1800, IN THE MANNER OF HEINRICH GAMBS

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, EBONY, EBONIZED AND BRASS-INLAID CENTER TABLE
CIRCA 1800, IN THE MANNER OF HEINRICH GAMBS
Now converted to a jardinière with removable top, the top inlaid MCF
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) wide, 20 ¾ in. (53 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The repeated rosettes of the edge of the top, the caryatid mounts and distinctive fan-shaped motif to the frieze are all characteristics of the German-born cabinet-maker Heinrich Gambs, who was based in St. Petersburg from the 1780's and supplied extensively to the Imperial court, often in collaboration with the designer Andrei Voronikhin.

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