Lot Essay
The 'C' Couronné Poinçon was a tax mark in use between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
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CIRCA 1745-1749
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE
CIRCA 1745-1749
Of arc-en-arbalette outline, the pink and grey variegated marble top above three short and two long drawers, the mounts struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1745-1749
Of arc-en-arbalette outline, the pink and grey variegated marble top above three short and two long drawers, the mounts struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Gustav Leonhardt Collection, Property from the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam; Sotheby's London, 29 April 2014, lot 507.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 May 2018, lot 47.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 May 2018, lot 47.
Special notice
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