Sale 1781
New York
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19 October 2006
Price realised
USD 45,600
Estimate
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT STAMPED 'MACRET', CIRCA 1760, REMOUNTED Inlaid overall with herringbone parquetry, the serpentine shaped rectangular top lined with brown leather, within a molded edge above the shaped apron with three drawers to one side and simulated drawers to the reverse, with foliate angles and handles, on cabriole legs terminating in foliate sabots, stamped to left underside 30½ in. (77 cm.) high, 69 in. (176 cm.) wide, 31½ in. (78 cm.) deep
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