Lot Essay
Sébastien Vie, maître in 1767.
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BY SÉBASTIEN VIE
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, TULIPWOOD, AND MARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONNIERE
By Sébastien Vie
The slightly serpentine top with a later pierced three-quarter gallery, inlaid with a basket of flowers within a shaped border, above a simulated drawer with crossbanding in purpleheart, above two drawers and a side drawer, the angles mounts decorated with cabochons and scrolling foliage, on cabriole legs with foliate sabots, stamped 'S. VIE' and 'JME', restorations to the marquetry of the top and the veneers, remounted, previously with a writing slide to the front
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) deep
By Sébastien Vie
The slightly serpentine top with a later pierced three-quarter gallery, inlaid with a basket of flowers within a shaped border, above a simulated drawer with crossbanding in purpleheart, above two drawers and a side drawer, the angles mounts decorated with cabochons and scrolling foliage, on cabriole legs with foliate sabots, stamped 'S. VIE' and 'JME', restorations to the marquetry of the top and the veneers, remounted, previously with a writing slide to the front
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 May 1968, lot 50 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-9).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-9).
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.
Sale room notice
Please note that the stamp illustrated in the catalogue is that of lot 202 and not of this lot.