ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON JANSEN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Details

A FRENCH GREY-PAINTED OAK BUREAU-PLAT
ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON JANSEN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The inset tooled-leather top with a removable superstructure containing four leather drawers, above a central freize drawer with two drawers to each end, on shell-carved cabriole legs joined at each end by two-tier shelves, the underside with label for James Bourlet & Sons
34 in. (87 cm.) high; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) wide; 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired by Mrs Audrey Field (née James; later Mrs Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie) by 1938.

Literature

'A House in Regent's Park. The Hon. Mrs. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie's home, Holme House', Country Life, 20 April 1940, p. 418, fig. 8 (in the Library).
C. Hussey, 'Julians, Hertfordshire - II', Country Life, 27 June 1947, p. 1212, fig. 6 (in the Library).

Special notice

Specified lots are being stored at Crozier Park Royal (details below) or will be removed from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. If the lot has been transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier 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, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm

Conditions of sale

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