Lot Essay
with A la Vielle Russie, New York, 1980.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(LOT 99)
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
CIRCA 1760
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
CIRCA 1760
The shaped top above a velvet-lined writing slide and a fitted side drawer, the top with green-stained borders framing images of inlaid objects, the sides similarly-inlaid, on cabriole legs, bearing a paper label inscribed '22', stencilled '11895' in black in multiple times and inscribed in pencil, the mounts later and extensive restorations to the veneers, especially legs
27¼ in. (69 cm.) high, 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1760
The shaped top above a velvet-lined writing slide and a fitted side drawer, the top with green-stained borders framing images of inlaid objects, the sides similarly-inlaid, on cabriole legs, bearing a paper label inscribed '22', stencilled '11895' in black in multiple times and inscribed in pencil, the mounts later and extensive restorations to the veneers, especially legs
27¼ in. (69 cm.) high, 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep