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    Sale 5478

    Mobilier et Objets d'Art, Orfèvrerie, Céramiques Européennes et Verre

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    7 November 2007

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    • CARTEL ET SA CONSOLE D'EPOQUE
    Lot 278

    CARTEL ET SA CONSOLE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XIV

    Price realised

    EUR 3,500

    Estimate

    EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    CARTEL ET SA CONSOLE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XIV
    En marqueterie Boulle en partie et contrepartie d'écaille et laiton, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré le cadran à cartouches sommé d'une figure de Putto symbolisant l'Abondance et orné en partie basse d'une figure féminine et d'un échassier, la console à décor de masques et feuilles d'acanthe et terminée par une graine, le mouvement signé Noel Boysbellaud A Paris
    Hauteur totale: 131 cm. (51 5/8 in.), Largeur: 43 cm. (16 7/8 in.), Profondeur: 24 cm. (9 3/8 in.) (2)

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    Post Lot Text

    A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY CARTEL CLOCK AND CONSOLE


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