Lot Essay
Jean Lapie (le Jeune), brother of Nicolas-Alexandre Lapie, maitre 1762
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Details
A Louis XV kingwood, crossbanded, tulipwood and ormolu mounted serpentine commode by J. Lapie
Surmounted by a contemporary moulded grey fossilised marble top with a moulded edge and rounded re-entrant corners containing two long drawers in the shaped apron applied with rococo foliate scroll handles and pierced key plates between projecting angles with pierced trailing corner mounts terminating in pierced sabots, the reverse of the marble top and top of the base painted with inventory numbers in the 18th century manner, inscribed in paint, in the 18th century manner, stamped J. Lapie and JME
45in. (114.5cm.) wide, 22¼in. (56.5cm.) deep, 32½in. (82.5cm.) high
Surmounted by a contemporary moulded grey fossilised marble top with a moulded edge and rounded re-entrant corners containing two long drawers in the shaped apron applied with rococo foliate scroll handles and pierced key plates between projecting angles with pierced trailing corner mounts terminating in pierced sabots, the reverse of the marble top and top of the base painted with inventory numbers in the 18th century manner, inscribed in paint, in the 18th century manner, stamped J. Lapie and JME
45in. (114.5cm.) wide, 22¼in. (56.5cm.) deep, 32½in. (82.5cm.) high
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