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LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Details
A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood encrier
Late 19th/20th Century
The shaped body with variously-sized open and lidded compartments for writing paraphernelia, with a reeded handle, with an associated foliate quill inscribed 'O.LELIÈUZE.SCLP.uSSE FES.SCL..' on foliate channelled feet, bearing a spurious 'JME' stamp
10cm. high x 27cm. wide x 25.5cm. deep
Late 19th/20th Century
The shaped body with variously-sized open and lidded compartments for writing paraphernelia, with a reeded handle, with an associated foliate quill inscribed 'O.LELIÈUZE.SCLP.
10cm. high x 27cm. wide x 25.5cm. deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1971, lot 52 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-16).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-16).
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
