Sale 6406
London
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14 December 2000
Price realised
GBP 30,550
Estimate
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE With lozenge cube parquetry panels to the top and frieze, the serpentine rectangular sliding top above a fitted frieze drawer with green leather-lined writing-surface flanked by three metal pots, on cabriole legs with amaranth to the inside, headed by satyr-mask mounts, with C-scroll cabochon sabots, with remains of paper label to the underside, inscribed in blue chalk '26', remounted 27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 17th June 1987, lot 55 (£23,000 + premium)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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