.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD COFFRE-A-BIJOUX
MID-18TH CENTURY
The serpentine hinged top with mirrored reverse enclosing a blue velvet-lined interior with compartments, above a fall-front with quarter-veneered cartouche enclosing three drawers, the sides and back with conforming decoration, the base with waved apron and drawer to one side, on cabriole legs, joined by an undertier, with foliate sabots, inscribed in chalk '2932', with part of an old collection label, with paper label inscribed '14174 / 31407'
37 ½ in. (95 cm.) high; 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
MID-18TH CENTURY
The serpentine hinged top with mirrored reverse enclosing a blue velvet-lined interior with compartments, above a fall-front with quarter-veneered cartouche enclosing three drawers, the sides and back with conforming decoration, the base with waved apron and drawer to one side, on cabriole legs, joined by an undertier, with foliate sabots, inscribed in chalk '2932', with part of an old collection label, with paper label inscribed '14174 / 31407'
37 ½ in. (95 cm.) high; 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
Provenance
The collection of Geoffrey Gilmour, Esq., 101 rue de Bac, Paris, by whom almost certainly acquired from B. Fabre et Fils, Paris.
Anonymous sale (Property of a Gentleman); Christie's, London, 11 June 1992, lot 116.
Anonymous sale (Property of a Gentleman); Christie's, London, 11 June 1992, lot 116.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections