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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood, rosewood and marquetry poudreuse
The serpentine-fronted rectangular top with three hinged flaps, each inlaid with scrolling foliage, the side flaps enclosing a yellow silk- lined compartment to the right and a lidded compartment to the left, the central flap with a mirror to the reverse, above a slide with a maroon leather-lined writing-surface and a drawer flanked to the right by two drawers and to the left by a simulated drawer and a drawer, on cabriole legs and scrolling foliate sabots, losses to the veneers, restorations
74cm. high x 83cm. wide x 49cm. deep
The serpentine-fronted rectangular top with three hinged flaps, each inlaid with scrolling foliage, the side flaps enclosing a yellow silk- lined compartment to the right and a lidded compartment to the left, the central flap with a mirror to the reverse, above a slide with a maroon leather-lined writing-surface and a drawer flanked to the right by two drawers and to the left by a simulated drawer and a drawer, on cabriole legs and scrolling foliate sabots, losses to the veneers, restorations
74cm. high x 83cm. wide x 49cm. deep
Special notice
The buyer's premium is 28.125% of the hammer price up to value of NLG 200,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000