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BY MAISON TOULOUSE, PARIS, CIRCA 1970
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRASS TELESCOPIC OCCASIONAL TABLES
BY MAISON TOULOUSE, PARIS, CIRCA 1970
Each with circular pierced galleried top with inset grey-veined white marble top, on an adjustable shaft and cabriole legs with pad feet
21¼ in. (54 cm.) minimum height; 29½ in. (75 cm.) maximum height; 11½ in. (29 cm.) diameter (2)
BY MAISON TOULOUSE, PARIS, CIRCA 1970
Each with circular pierced galleried top with inset grey-veined white marble top, on an adjustable shaft and cabriole legs with pad feet
21¼ in. (54 cm.) minimum height; 29½ in. (75 cm.) maximum height; 11½ in. (29 cm.) diameter (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The prestigious Maison Toulouse specialised in the production of high-end decorative brass and ormolu furnishings and objets d'art during the second half of the 20th century. The firms list of clientele included the highly celebrated Baron de Redé. A man of impeccable taste, the Baron de Redé had a number of these telescopic occasional tables, three of which were sold from his collection at Sotheby's, Paris, 17 March 2005, lots 112, 711 and 712 for 9,600 Euros, 26,400 Euros and 20,400 Euros respectively.
A pair is depicted in a watercolour by Serebriakoff of the Baron de Redé's drawing room at the Hotel Meurice, Paris where he lived between 1947-1949 (illustrated in H. Vickers, Alexis: The Memoirs of the Baron de Redé, Wimborne, 2005, p. 33). The inspiration for the tables' design may have derived from 18th century telescope bases.
A pair is depicted in a watercolour by Serebriakoff of the Baron de Redé's drawing room at the Hotel Meurice, Paris where he lived between 1947-1949 (illustrated in H. Vickers, Alexis: The Memoirs of the Baron de Redé, Wimborne, 2005, p. 33). The inspiration for the tables' design may have derived from 18th century telescope bases.