EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID EBONY AND EBONISED BOOKCASE
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The stepped breakfront cresting above two doors with upper glazed panels and lower panels centred by contrepartie marquetry reserves inlaid with foliate scrolls and husks, within borders decorated with shaped cartouches inlaid with foliage and scrolls, the sides inlaid with four geometrical shapes, on a plinth centred by an Hercules mask, restorations to the marquetry, the Hercules mount later
91 in. (231 cm.) high; 61 in. (155 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

With the contrast between its sober shape and its beautiful metal marquetry, this bookcase is a perfect example of the pieces created in the late 17th and early 18th century. As only a few pieces were stamped at that time, it is always difficult to identify their makers, however, the present lot relates to the oeuvre of Nicolas Sageot.
Sageot founded his workshop around 1690 and after a very successful career he retired in 1720. According to its invoices, the armoires were the most expensive items, costing from 400 to 1,000 livres (P. Grand, 'Le Mobilier Boulle et les ateliers de l'Epoque', L'estampille - L'objet d'art, February 1993).

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