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OF LOUIS XV STYLE, THE ORMOLU MOUNTS SECOND-HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE CARCASSES POSSIBLY INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED LACQUER BOMBE COMMODES
OF LOUIS XV STYLE, THE ORMOLU MOUNTS SECOND-HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE CARCASSES POSSIBLY INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
Each with a serpentine Sarrancolin marble top above a pair of drawers applied with scrolling foliate mounts, the angles mounted with espagnolettes, on tapering legs and scrolled acanthus-cast feet, decorated all-over with Chinoiserie scenes against a red ground; one carcass stamped 'GILBERT' and with a sticker to a drawer marked '6326'
33 ½ in. (85 cm.) high; 58 ¾ in. (149 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
OF LOUIS XV STYLE, THE ORMOLU MOUNTS SECOND-HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE CARCASSES POSSIBLY INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
Each with a serpentine Sarrancolin marble top above a pair of drawers applied with scrolling foliate mounts, the angles mounted with espagnolettes, on tapering legs and scrolled acanthus-cast feet, decorated all-over with Chinoiserie scenes against a red ground; one carcass stamped 'GILBERT' and with a sticker to a drawer marked '6326'
33 ½ in. (85 cm.) high; 58 ¾ in. (149 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Purchased from Adrian Alan, London.
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 29 September 2005, lot 120 (£25,200).
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 29 September 2005, lot 120 (£25,200).
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