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THE BOULLE MARQUETRY PANELS LOUIS XIV, THE FLORENTINE PIETRA DURA PANEL, LATE 17TH CENTURY, REUSED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL, EBONY AND PIETRA DURA CASKET
The Boulle marquetry panels Louis XIV, the Florentine Pietra Dura panel, late 17th Century, reused in the 19th Century
Inlaid overall with strapwork, scrolling foliage and chimerical beasts, fruiting baskets and acanthus husks, the hinged moulded top centred by a rectangular panel depicting a bird perched on a branch hung with pears, within a lapis lazuli and guilloche border, enclosing a bois satiné-lined interior, the angles with terms, above a moulded foot
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
The Boulle marquetry panels Louis XIV, the Florentine Pietra Dura panel, late 17th Century, reused in the 19th Century
Inlaid overall with strapwork, scrolling foliage and chimerical beasts, fruiting baskets and acanthus husks, the hinged moulded top centred by a rectangular panel depicting a bird perched on a branch hung with pears, within a lapis lazuli and guilloche border, enclosing a bois satiné-lined interior, the angles with terms, above a moulded foot
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep