A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted, brass-inlaid and polychrome-decorated tortoiseshell table a ouvrage**

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A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted, brass-inlaid and polychrome-decorated tortoiseshell table a ouvrage**

BY MAISON MILLET, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details

A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted, brass-inlaid and polychrome-decorated tortoiseshell table a ouvrage**
By Maison Millet, Paris, Late 19th Century
The hinged top centred by a cartouche-shaped encadrement enclosing figures in a landscape, opening to reveal a mirrored panel and fitted interior, above a wavy frieze on foliate-hipped cabriole legs joined by a shaped undertier, the moulding inscribed Millet a Paris
29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep

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

This fine table exemplifies the Romantic historicism popular during the second half of the 19th century. Fashioned by the Maison Millet in the ancien régime inspired Rococo revival style, the table radiates the opulence of the Belle Epoque. The model, with its sinuous lines and flowing encadrement enclosing a painted panel, was reproduced using both kingwood and, like the present example, tortoiseshell veneers. Examples in tortoiseshell, which exude a sumptuous and exotic feel, are far more desirable.

For a note on Millet, please see lot 474.

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