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Nicolas Petit (1732-1791), maître in 1761.
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BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1775
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1775
Rectangular with outset corners, overall with marquetry panels depicting vases, writing utensils, books, music and flowers, the fitted frieze drawer with a leather-lined writing surface, over a tambour shutter, on guttae-headed square tapering legs and block feet, stamped 'N. PETIT' twice, an old label inside the drawer inscribed in black '3399'
29 ¾ in. (76 cm.) high, 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide, 13 in. (33.5 cm.) deep
BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1775
Rectangular with outset corners, overall with marquetry panels depicting vases, writing utensils, books, music and flowers, the fitted frieze drawer with a leather-lined writing surface, over a tambour shutter, on guttae-headed square tapering legs and block feet, stamped 'N. PETIT' twice, an old label inside the drawer inscribed in black '3399'
29 ¾ in. (76 cm.) high, 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide, 13 in. (33.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Comte Alain de Montaigu.
With Perrin, Paris at The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, New York.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above, 26 October 2000.
With Perrin, Paris at The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, New York.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above, 26 October 2000.
Exhibited
New York, The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, 19-26 October 2000.
Brought to you by
The Irene Roosevelt Aitken Collection
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