Lot Essay
A Louis XV marquetry secrétaire à abattant stamped by Christophe Wolff was sold Christie's, Paris, Collection d'un amateur, 1st June 2005, lot 226 (€25,200).
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BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
The serpentine rouge griotte marble top above a waved fall-flap lined with gilt-tooled brown leather writing surface to the reverse, enclosing an interior with eleven pigeonholes and six short drawers, above a pair of cupboard doors, stamped C v WOLFF and JME, some restorations and replacements to the veneers
52 in. (132 cm.) high; 41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) wide; 40 in. 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) deep
BY CHRISTOPHE WOLFF, CIRCA 1770
The serpentine rouge griotte marble top above a waved fall-flap lined with gilt-tooled brown leather writing surface to the reverse, enclosing an interior with eleven pigeonholes and six short drawers, above a pair of cupboard doors, stamped C v WOLFF and JME, some restorations and replacements to the veneers
52 in. (132 cm.) high; 41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) wide; 40 in. 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Jean Lupu, Paris, May 1983.
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