A REGENCE OAK BUFFET DEUX CORPS

CIRCA 1720

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A REGENCE OAK BUFFET DEUX CORPS
Circa 1720
The arched overhanging cornice with gadrooned edge centered by scalloped shell above a pair of arched panelled doors carved with a strapwork roundel centered by a flowerhead, centrally the forecorners with scrolled strapwork, the base with a pair of panelled doors interspersed with scrollwork panels on a molded base and bracket feet, the interior of base fitted with later drawers
116in. (295cm.) high, 75in. (190.5cm.) wide, 28in. (72cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A similar cabinet, with deeply arched upper section centering finely carved strapwork roundels, in the Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, is illustrated in S. de Ricci, Louis XIV und Rgence, Stuttgart, 1929, p. 201.

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