ID 848494
Lot 38 | A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD BOIS-DE-BOUT MARQUETRY GUERIDON
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 10 000
IN THE MANNER OF MARTIN CARLIN
The circular top with pierced basket-pattern gallery about a ribbon-tied bouquet, above a panelled frieze with a single drawer, the squared supports mounted with ribbon-tied foliate trails, joined by a galleried undertier and with squared cabriole legs headed by acanthus and with acanthus sabots, possibly incorporating some 18th-century elements
29 1/2 in. (75 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired by Lord and Lady Weinstock from Partridge Fine Arts Ltd., London, 29 January 2002 (£65,000, as Transitional, circa 1770).
Special notice
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| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Medium: | Wood, Tulipwood |
| Historical era: | Transitional period of China |
| Category: | Tables |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Medium: | Wood, Tulipwood |
| Historical era: | Transitional period of China |
| Category: | Tables |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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