ID 1177169
Lot 114 | A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
BY RENÉ DUBOIS, CIRCA 1765-1770
The shaped white marble top with molded ormolu trim, the out-swept top mounted with a ribbon-tied laurel and berry swag and acanthus-headed volutes above twisted ribbon chutes to the angles, flanking a bowed drop-front enclosing two short drawers and brown and gilt-tooled leather inset writing surface, the base with a pair of bowed doors enclosing a shelf above a locking wooden strong box and a pigeonhole, the shaped apron set with an acanthus clasp and guttae mount, on cabriole legs with scrolled sabots, stamped twice 'I. DUBOIS JME'
50 ¼ in. (127.6 cm.) high, 25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) wide, 13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) deep
Provenance
H.M.W. Oppenheim Esq., 16 Bruton Street, London, sold,
Christie's, London, 10 June 1913, Lot 81.
With Kraemer, Paris.
The Collection of Wendell Cherry (1935-1991), New York.
The Property of a Lady; Christie's, New York, 18 November 1999, lot 547.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Fruitwood, Gold, Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV, Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Desks and bureaus |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cupboards |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Fruitwood, Gold, Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV, Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Desks and bureaus |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cupboards |
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