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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL, BLUED HORN, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE' JARDINIERE

THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL, BLUED HORN, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE' JARDINIERE
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Inlaid throughout in contre partie, the rectangular top of tapering form with a gadrooned moulded rim framing a frieze inset with arabesques and a removable brass liner, above a shaped apron centred by an Apollo mask and hung with floral garlands, the angles with bearded masks above scrolled legs with acanthus clasps to the knees and joined by a shaped stretcher with drapery lapels to each side, the interior bearing the stamp CRÉMER
33¾ in. (85.5 cm.) high; 38¼ in. (97 cm.) wide; 26¼ (67 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

For an unsigned première partie pendant to the following lot, lacking the floral garlands, but incorporating a lift-off chequer-board top, see Maître Christophe Joron-Derem, Vente au Château de Maisons-Lafitte, Maisons-Lafitte, 17 June 2007, lot 115.

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