CIRCA 1725

Details

A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND EBONIZED BUREAU PLAT
CIRCA 1725
Stamped ASSNAT under top, several of the mounts with filled holes indicating 18th century after casts
32 in. (81 cm.) high, 75 ½ in. (191.5 cm.) wide, 38 in. (96.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Confiscated and used in the furnishing of the Assemblée Nationale, created 17 June 1789.

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Please note the description should read A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND EBONIZED BUREAU PLAT

Lot Essay

The ASSNAT brand was used during the French Revolution for furniture reserved for 'l'usage de l'Assemblée nationale.' Created on the 17th of June, 1789, the Assemblée seized the contents of the Royal Family and their palaces and then, after the fall of the monarchy, these seizures were enlarged to cover the furniture and household goods of the emigrés and those condemned to prison or death by the Revolutionary authorities. As this piece does not have any Royal inventory numbers, it was probably confiscated from one of the latter two groups. About thirty pieces, primarily seat furniture and desks, have been recorded with this brand.

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