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ONE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
Details
A MATCHED PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND PARQUETRY PEDESTALS
ONE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
Each with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the upper section centred by a mercury mask and sunburst, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet, one pedestal with a door to the front concealing three shelves
57 3/4 in. (147 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) deep
ONE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER
Each with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the upper section centred by a mercury mask and sunburst, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet, one pedestal with a door to the front concealing three shelves
57 3/4 in. (147 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 February 1998, lot 450.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 September 2007, lot 103.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 September 2007, lot 103.
Special notice
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