A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY (ACAJOU MOUCHETE) WRITING TABLE
BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1780
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY (ACAJOU MOUCHETE) WRITING TABLE
BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1780
The rectangular galleried white marble top above a frieze drawer fitted for writing, over two further drawers, with paneled sides, on tapering fluted legs joined by a conforming stretcher, with a Chenue shipping label, stamped N. PETIT JME to underside front rail
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high, 18¾ in. (48 cm.) wide, 12¾ in. (32 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Poulain Lefur, Paris, 2 December 1996, lot 196.
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Lot Essay
Nicolas Petit, maître in 1761.
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