Lot Essay
Pierre Roussel, maître in 1745.
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BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY, REMOUNTED
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH COMMODE
BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY, REMOUNTED
The serpentine-fronted Rouge de Maine marble top above two bombé drawers with rocaille handles, decorated sans traverse with interlaced strapwork, the angles with berried foliage clasps, above a shaped apron with foliate spray, on splayed legs with pierced foliate sabots, stamped 'P. ROUSSEL' and 'JME', with red paint inscription 'PARIS/19' to back and '19' to underside
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 38½ in. (98 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY, REMOUNTED
The serpentine-fronted Rouge de Maine marble top above two bombé drawers with rocaille handles, decorated sans traverse with interlaced strapwork, the angles with berried foliage clasps, above a shaped apron with foliate spray, on splayed legs with pierced foliate sabots, stamped 'P. ROUSSEL' and 'JME', with red paint inscription 'PARIS/19' to back and '19' to underside
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 38½ in. (98 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Roebbig, Munich.
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