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CIRCA 1765, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
Details
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE AND AMBOYNA MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY COFFRE A BIJOUX
CIRCA 1765, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
The rectangular white-veined Rouge griotte marble top with a three-quarter pierced gallery above a gilt-tooled leather writing-slide with three drawers below, the top drawer opening from the side and containing inkwells, the canted angles with chutes with scrolls and husks, all raised on cabriole legs joined by an undertier, the feet with Greek key sabots, restorations and replacements
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) wide; 12 1⁄2 in. (31.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1765, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
The rectangular white-veined Rouge griotte marble top with a three-quarter pierced gallery above a gilt-tooled leather writing-slide with three drawers below, the top drawer opening from the side and containing inkwells, the canted angles with chutes with scrolls and husks, all raised on cabriole legs joined by an undertier, the feet with Greek key sabots, restorations and replacements
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) wide; 12 1⁄2 in. (31.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Greta Garbo (1905-1990) until sold
Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 1990, lot 184.
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, Paris.
Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 1990, lot 184.
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, Paris.
Special notice
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