Lot Essay
Christophe Wolff, maître in 1755.
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BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
Details
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED IVORY-INLAID SYCAMORE, TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
The shaped carved rectangular Brèche d'Alep marble top above a frieze drawer and two deep drawers decorated sans traverse with marquetry panels containing music trophies and a landscape scene with a courting couple, the canted angles with simulated flutings, the sides with neoclassical urns, raised on cabriole legs with lion paw sabots, stamped twice 'C. WOLF' and JME
34 1⁄2 in. (87.5 cm.) high; 43 in. (110 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
The shaped carved rectangular Brèche d'Alep marble top above a frieze drawer and two deep drawers decorated sans traverse with marquetry panels containing music trophies and a landscape scene with a courting couple, the canted angles with simulated flutings, the sides with neoclassical urns, raised on cabriole legs with lion paw sabots, stamped twice 'C. WOLF' and JME
34 1⁄2 in. (87.5 cm.) high; 43 in. (110 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, Paris, 1989.
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 has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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Sale room notice
This Lot is Withdrawn.
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Christophe Wolff, maître in 1755.