Lot 538
538
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY WRITING/DRESSING TABLE
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY WRITING/DRESSING TABLE
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY WRITING/DRESSING TABLE
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… Read more PROPERTY OF A DUTCH GENTLEMAN
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY WRITING/DRESSING TABLE

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1900

Details
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY WRITING/DRESSING TABLE
BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1900
The top inlaid with a floral bouquet, sliding to reveal a drawer fitted with a mirror and two compartments with covers inlaid with floral bouquets, the lockplate signed 'SORMANI PARIS / 134. Bould Haussmann'
28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) high; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) deep, closed; 24 ½ in. (62 cm.) deep, open
Provenance
Property from a Private European Family Collection, Christie’s, London, 22 September 2011, lot 124.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

After the table à ecrire made for the marquise de Pompadour, stamped J.-F. Oeben and RVLC (The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York, Inv. 1982.60.61) illustrated in C. Roinet, Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix, Paris, 2000, p. 43.

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