Lot 54
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A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES
A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES
A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES
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A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES
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A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES

CIRCA 1740

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A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED ENCOIGNURES
CIRCA 1740
Each with a later moulded Brèche d'Alep marble top above a pair serpentine doors depicting rural scenes of villagers in their homes and farming, enclosing a mahogany-lined interior with a shelf, on three feet with rocaille sabots, stamped I DUBOIS, with leather inventory label '2788' , restorations to the lacquer, probably re-mounted and re-gilt, the stamp spurious
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 33 1⁄2 in. (85 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Lita Annenberg Hazen (1909-1995) at the Pierre Hotel, New York or Holmby Hills, Los Angels, until sold
Sotheby's, New York, 22 May 1997, lot 193 (unstamped and with different marbles)
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, Paris.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

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Lita Annenberg Hazen (1909-1995) was the daughter of the American newspaper publisher Moses Annenberg (1877-1942). She was a noted philanthropist supporting medical research and a patron of the sciences and arts. Upon her death collection was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1996.

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