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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE

Lot 66
09.02.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 15 120
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 66 | A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE

BY JEAN-BAPTISTE TUART, CIRCA 1765-1770

The eared moulded breakfront brèche d'Alep marble top above three frieze drawers with foliate trellis panels above two long drawers decorated sans traverse with cube parquetry and flowerheads, the shaped apron with foliate C-scroll vase mount, the rounded simulated fluted angles adorned with ram's heads chutes above cabriole legs terminating in foliate scrolling feet, thrice stamped 'J.B. TUART' and once 'JME', the marble top with restored breaks

35 3/4 in. (90.5 cm.) high; 51 1/2 in. (131 cm.) wide; 23 1/4 in. (59 cm.) deep





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 328 ($33.500).



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