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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID EBONY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET
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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID EBONY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET

THE BOULLE MARQUETRY LOUIS XIV, CIRCA 1700, THE CASKET AND ORMOLU MOUNTS SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID EBONY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET
THE BOULLE MARQUETRY LOUIS XIV, CIRCA 1700, THE CASKET AND ORMOLU MOUNTS SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Inlaid overall with lambrequined acanthus scrolls, interlaced strapwork and foliage, the hinged spreading top mounted with foliage to the corners, enclosing a plain interior, the sides with stepped base edge mounted with stiff leaf, formerly with feet
11½ in. (29 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
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拍品专文

This casket is a fine example of the fashion of re-using highly valued Boulle marquetry which flourishes in the late 18th Century. Many celebrated ébénistes of the Louis XVI period -especially Etienne Levasseur- produced magnificent pieces incorporating Louis XIV marquetry panels. The present lot highlights the fact that such technique of re-using Boulle elements was also fashionable in the 19th Century.