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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY BIBLIOTHEQUE A DEUX CORPS

CIRCA 1700

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY BIBLIOTHEQUE A DEUX CORPS
CIRCA 1700
Inlaid overall with strapwork and foliate scrolls, fitted with two glazed doors enclosing an interior lined with gilt and foliate-painted and embossed leather and fitted with two shelves, above a pair of doors inlaid with a central cartouche flanked by scrolling foliage in similar borders, enclosing two adjustable shelves, the sides inlaid accordingly, above a stepped shaped apron and bracket feet, the plinth probably re-shaped in the early 19th Century
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high; 42½ in. (108 cm.) wide; 13½ in. (34.25 cm.) deep

Provenance

By family tradition given by Louis XIV to the de Chabanne family as a wedding present.
Bought directly from the Marquis de Chabanne, au Château de la Palice, Vichy, France 1952/53.

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Lot Essay

Château de la Palice, built between the 11th and 13th Century, was bought by James I de Chabannes in 1430 and is still owned by the Chabanne family. James I grand-son, James II, Marshal of France, added a red brick Renaissance wing at the beginning of the 16th Century, joining the fortified castle and a gothic chapel, built around 1470, giving the château the character it still preserves today.

A closely related bibliothèque sold Sotheby's London, 23-30 November 1984, lot 276.

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