Lot Essay
A similar pair of bellows but with painted decoration is in the Museé Lyonnais des Arts Décoratifs, Lyons (illustrated in Objets Civil Domestiques, Paris, 1984, pp. 458-459).
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CIRCA 1775
Details
A LOUIS XVI BRASS-MOUNTED SYCAMORE, TULIPWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY BELLOWS
Circa 1775
With tapering sides inlaid with floral branches within a Greek key border, the reverse with pierced flowerhead, with white leather pleats
17½in. (44.5cm.) long
Circa 1775
With tapering sides inlaid with floral branches within a Greek key border, the reverse with pierced flowerhead, with white leather pleats
17½in. (44.5cm.) long
Provenance
Robert von Hirsch, sold Sotheby's London, 23 June 1978, lot 571