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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, STAINED MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, STAINED MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, STAINED MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE

VIENNA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, STAINED MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
VIENNA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The oval top with a floral bouquet and foliate border within a three-quarter pierced gallery, above a frieze-drawer inlaid conformingly, on square tapering legs headed by pierced chutes and terminating with small sabots
30 in. (76.5 cm.) high; 25 ¼ in. (64.5 cm.) wide; 21 ¾ in. (55 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 2013, lot 87 (£21,250).
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

The delicate contrasting floral marquetry of this gueridon is characteristic of the Viennese production of the late 18th century. The finely chased neo-classical ormolu mounts relate to the oeuvre of the Viennese court gold and silversmith Joseph Ignaz Wurth (d. 1792), whose distinctive refined style gained him much acclaim at the Imperial Court in the last quarter of the 18th Century.

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