THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, PURPLEHEART AND MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, PURPLEHEART AND MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES
Each with a serpentine-fronted variegated marble top above a hinged door inlaid with a marquetry panel of musical trophies within a foliate border, the interior with a pair of shelves, on cabriole legs and foliate-cast sabots, the top of each carcase with a paper label, inscribed in pencil '68', one inscribed '38-2', re-mounted, one marble later
27½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 32½ in. (83 cm.) high; 19½ in. (50 cm.) deep (2)
Each with a serpentine-fronted variegated marble top above a hinged door inlaid with a marquetry panel of musical trophies within a foliate border, the interior with a pair of shelves, on cabriole legs and foliate-cast sabots, the top of each carcase with a paper label, inscribed in pencil '68', one inscribed '38-2', re-mounted, one marble later
27½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 32½ in. (83 cm.) high; 19½ in. (50 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Barbara T. Thieriot, Hillsborough, CA, sold Christie's New York, 30 October 1993, lot 321.