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Nicolas Petit, máitre in 1761.
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BY NICHOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1765
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, ARAMANTH AND BOIS SATINÉ READING STAND 'PUPITRE'
BY NICHOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1765
Of rectangular form, the brown leather-lined hinged slope and three-quarter pierced gallery concealing an interior fitted with three drawers and three simulated drawers, with two small side drawers, one of which enclosing an inkstand (without implements), above waved supports joined by two quarter-veneered undertier platforms and terminating in upswept acanthus and scrolles sabots, stamped twice 'N.PETIT' and once 'JME' to the inner border of the compartment, lacking mounts
45¾ in. (121.5 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95.5 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep
BY NICHOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1765
Of rectangular form, the brown leather-lined hinged slope and three-quarter pierced gallery concealing an interior fitted with three drawers and three simulated drawers, with two small side drawers, one of which enclosing an inkstand (without implements), above waved supports joined by two quarter-veneered undertier platforms and terminating in upswept acanthus and scrolles sabots, stamped twice 'N.PETIT' and once 'JME' to the inner border of the compartment, lacking mounts
45¾ in. (121.5 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95.5 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep
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