Lot Essay
Jean Popsel, maître in 1775
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BY JEAN POPSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE AND TULIPWOOD BOOKCASE
BY JEAN POPSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular rouge griotte marble top with moulded edge of a later date above a concave-moulded frieze and a pair of glazed doors, each with two serpentine rectangular panels, enclosing a beige material-lined interior with three shelves, with rocaille lockplates, the sides each with two panels veneered à quatre faces, above a shaped apron with a pierced foliate and rockwork mount, on bracket feet, remounted, previously further mounted, stamped 'J POPSEL' and 'JME', with a label printed COLLECTIE DR ANTON C.R. DREESMANN' AND INSCRIBED 'D99', the marble inscribed '107X34'
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 45 in. (114 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep
BY JEAN POPSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular rouge griotte marble top with moulded edge of a later date above a concave-moulded frieze and a pair of glazed doors, each with two serpentine rectangular panels, enclosing a beige material-lined interior with three shelves, with rocaille lockplates, the sides each with two panels veneered à quatre faces, above a shaped apron with a pierced foliate and rockwork mount, on bracket feet, remounted, previously further mounted, stamped 'J POPSEL' and 'JME', with a label printed COLLECTIE DR ANTON C.R. DREESMANN' AND INSCRIBED 'D99', the marble inscribed '107X34'
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 45 in. (114 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 10 April 1980, lot 210
'The Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection', sale Christie's, London, 10 April 2002, lot 264
'The Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection', sale Christie's, London, 10 April 2002, lot 264
Special notice
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