A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine table

IN THE LOUIS XV STYLE, RETAILED BY EDWARDS & ROBERTS, LONDON, CIRCA 1880

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A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine table
In the Louis XV Style, Retailed by Edwards & Roberts, London, Circa 1880
Of serpentine outline, the lift-up top with a shaped bevelled glass plate, the interior lined with red velvet, above shaped sides, the front centred by a foliate garlanded ewer and crossed thyrsi, the sides and back with a foliate-garlanded mask, on shaped square tapering legs, each headed by a foliate-cast clasp, on scrolled acanthus-cast sabots, the underside with ivory retailers label EDWARDS & ROBERTS/148-160, WARDOUR STREET/532, OXFORD STREET/LONDON
30¼ in. (76.8 cm.) wide; 30¼ in. (76.8 cm.) high; 22¾ in. (57.8 cm.) deep

Sale room notice

The estimate for this lot should read 2,500-3,000 pounds.

Lot Essay

The firm of Edwards and Roberts was established at 21 Wardour Street, London, in the 1840s, as 'Antique and modern cabinet makers and importers of ancient furniture'. They made many examples of furniture in the Louis XIV, XV and XVI styles, as well as English pieces copying styles from the 18th century. The firm ceased trading in 1899.

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