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    • A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PORCELA
    Lot 487 | PROPERTY OF THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITION Read more

    A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE,

    BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, CIRCA 1780, WITH 19TH CENTURY EMBELLISHMENTS

    Price realised

    USD 12,500

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE,
    BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, CIRCA 1780, WITH 19TH CENTURY EMBELLISHMENTS
    stamped three times J*H*RIESENER, inscribed in red with museum accession number 44.114, the porcelain plaques and the parquetry panels later, the reverse of the marble inscribed in red 79A
    32 in. (81 cm.) high, 42¾ in. (109 cm.) wide, 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep

    Provenance

    Bequest of the Estate of Elizabeth Severance Prentiss, Cleveland, 1944.

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    Literature and exhibited

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    Catalogue of the Elizabeth Severence Prentiss Collection, Cleveland, 1944.


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    This lot is offered without reserve.


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    Please note the description for this lot should read:
    A LOUIS XVI ORMOLO AND PORCELAIN-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE
    LATE 18TH CENTURY AND LATER


    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY OF THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITION

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