Lot Essay
François Rübestuck, maître in 1766.
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BY FRANÇOIS RÜBESTUCK
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A LATE LOUIS XV TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT
By François Rübestuck
Crossbanded overall and banded in green-stained fruitwood, the rounded moulded rectangluar rouge Languedoc marble top above a shaped frieze drawer inlaid with floral trails in simulated panels, the higned fall-front inlaid with a musical trophy, resting on a bracket and surmounted by drapery, enclosing a plain interior with five open compartments and six variously-sized drawers, above a gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface, above a pair of doors each inlaid with a neo-classical vase, enclosing a plain interior with a shelf, the sides inlaid with flower-sprays in simulated panels, on short cabriole legs, stamped 'F. Rübestuck' and 'JME'
86 in. (142 cm.) high x 39 in. (99 cm.) wide x 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
By François Rübestuck
Crossbanded overall and banded in green-stained fruitwood, the rounded moulded rectangluar rouge Languedoc marble top above a shaped frieze drawer inlaid with floral trails in simulated panels, the higned fall-front inlaid with a musical trophy, resting on a bracket and surmounted by drapery, enclosing a plain interior with five open compartments and six variously-sized drawers, above a gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface, above a pair of doors each inlaid with a neo-classical vase, enclosing a plain interior with a shelf, the sides inlaid with flower-sprays in simulated panels, on short cabriole legs, stamped 'F. Rübestuck' and 'JME'
86 in. (142 cm.) high x 39 in. (99 cm.) wide x 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.