Lot Essay
In its overall form, this bureau plat is clearly indebted to the oeuvre of Charles Cressent, ébéniste du Régent around 1730 (A. Pradère, Charles Cressent, Dijon, 2003, pp.269-70).
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CIRCA 1725-1730
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A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH BUREAU PLAT
CIRCA 1725-1730
The rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled leather above a serpentine frieze fitted with three drawers on cabriole legs with gilt sabots, restored, the mounts re-lacquered and partially re-mounted
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 51 in. (129.5 cm.) wide; 27½ in. (70cm.) deep
CIRCA 1725-1730
The rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled leather above a serpentine frieze fitted with three drawers on cabriole legs with gilt sabots, restored, the mounts re-lacquered and partially re-mounted
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 51 in. (129.5 cm.) wide; 27½ in. (70cm.) deep
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