Lot Essay
Pierre Roussel maître 1745.
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CIRCA 1775, STAMPED P. ROUSSEL AND JME, AND ADAPTED FROM A SECRETAIRE À ABATTANT
Details
A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, BOIS SATINE AND PARQUETRY MEUBLE D'APPUI
Circa 1775, stamped P. Roussel and JME, and adapted from a secretaire à abattant
The rectangular red and grey-veined marble top over two doors enclosing one shelf, decorated overall with geometric patterns, set with floral ribbon-tied escutcheons and garland mounts to the angles, over a shaped apron set with scrolling acanthus, on hairy paw feet, with a red chalk inscription 421.1, reduced in depth
32in. (81.5cm.) high, 40in. (102cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
Circa 1775, stamped P. Roussel and JME, and adapted from a secretaire à abattant
The rectangular red and grey-veined marble top over two doors enclosing one shelf, decorated overall with geometric patterns, set with floral ribbon-tied escutcheons and garland mounts to the angles, over a shaped apron set with scrolling acanthus, on hairy paw feet, with a red chalk inscription 421.1, reduced in depth
32in. (81.5cm.) high, 40in. (102cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
Provenance
Madame G. van den Eyne, Paris (purchased as Louis XVI marquetry-inlaid two-door cabinets).
The Marquis de Chennevières, Paris.
Collection of Comte Jacques de Bryas, Paris.
Dalva Brothers, New York, 16 December 1965.
The Marquis de Chennevières, Paris.
Collection of Comte Jacques de Bryas, Paris.
Dalva Brothers, New York, 16 December 1965.
Sale room notice
Please note that the detail for this lot is incorrectly labelled in the catalogue as lot 461. The lot description is correct.