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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE

BY MARTIN OHNEBERG, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
BY MARTIN OHNEBERG, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The fleur-de-pêche moulded marble top above three frieze drawers and on two long drawers inlaid sans traverse, with ormolu foliate apron, and on tapering turned legs, stamped ‘M.OHNEBERG’ and ‘JME’, partially remounted
35 ¾ in. (90.5 cm.) high; 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Giuseppe Rossi, Turin, 1974.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Martin Ohneberg, maître ebéniste in 1773.

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