Lot Essay
Jacques Dubois, maître in 1742
Grand Duke Paul most likely refers to Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch of Russia (1860-1918) who resided in France with his second wife, Countess Hohenfelsen and returned to Russia where he was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. A similar table by Dubois with closely related parquetry and marquetry designs was in the Garbisch Collection, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 17 May 1980, vol. II, lot 291.
Grand Duke Paul most likely refers to Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch of Russia (1860-1918) who resided in France with his second wife, Countess Hohenfelsen and returned to Russia where he was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. A similar table by Dubois with closely related parquetry and marquetry designs was in the Garbisch Collection, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 17 May 1980, vol. II, lot 291.