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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MECHANICAL CABINET

ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE CHAPUIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MECHANICAL CABINET
ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE CHAPUIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular sliding white-veined grey marble top above a frieze drawer flanked by vases of flowers, above a pair of panelled-doors enclosing two open shelves, flanked by Egyptian terms decorated with trailing husks, the sliding top revealing a telescopic back with two hinged shelves, on a breakfront plinth with moulded edge
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 41½ in. (105.5 cm.) wide; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A particularly interesting feature of this mechanical cabinet is the brass-inlaid decoration of the uprights which represents baluster vases with tulips. A related console table with virtually identical brass-inlaid decoration was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 5 July 2006, lot 208. The lifting panel at the back of this cabinet, revealing two secret hinged shelves, is also particularly noteworthy. A related console table with a comparable mechanical lifting panel was offered anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 5 July 2006, lot 206.

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