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A pair of Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted, cut brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell and ebony 'Boulle' occasional tables**

AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRÉ-CHARLES BOULLE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted, cut brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell and ebony 'Boulle' occasional tables**
After the model by André-Charles Boulle, Second half 19th Century
Each with asymmetrical top inlaid with scolling foliage, figures and trophies, above a circular frieze applied with masks, on three Apollo mask-headed legs joined by a shaped stretcher with spiral terminal, on scrolled acanthus sabots
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) deep (2)

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

The design of this pair of tables is derived from a set of six supplied by Boulle to the Duchesse de Bourgogne in 1701 for her Ménagerie, at a total cost of 6,400 L. A pair from the original set are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum; they are described in the Royal inventories under the number 727 (see A. Pradère, French Furniture Makers, 1989, p. 69, fig. 15).

Another pair of these tables after Boulle's model sold Christie's New York, 10 September 1996, lot 284 ($10,350).

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