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A Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted, cut brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' bureau a mazarin**

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted, cut brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' bureau a mazarin**
Second Half 19th Century
Decorated overall in contre partie with scrolling foliage, strapwork, figures and animals, with rectangular top above a frieze drawer and kneehole enclosing a cupboard door, flanked on each side by three short drawers, on eight scrolling legs joined by a pair of 'X'-shaped stretchers, on paw feet, the lock engraved V. F./PARIS and 33
24¾ in. (75.7 cm.) high; 59 in. (149.8 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81.3 cm.) deep

Provenance

Christie's London, 14 May 1998, lot 28 (£24,150).

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

The design for this lot is based on the model by renowned ébéniste, André-Charles Boulle (d. 1732), with inlaid decorations by Jean Bérain (d. 1711). The decorations were originally designed for the Royal Swedish Coach commissioned by Charles XI.

A premier partie companion to this bureau was sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 April 1992, lot 76.

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