ID 1225572
Lot 171 | A LATE LOUIS XV TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE, EBONY AND FRUITWOOD PETIT SECRETAIRE
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANCOIS OEBEN, CIRCA 1765
Decorated overall with floral marquetry, the top with scrolling border surrounding a posy of flowers, the frieze with guilloche motif above a flowering tree opening to reveal a gilt-tooled leather-lined writing-surface, an open compartment and one drawer, the lower section with glazed cupboard door enclosing two shelves on ogee bracket feet
38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high; 12 in. (30 cm.) wide; 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Dalva Brothers; sold Christie's, Paris, 23 November 2021, lot 133.
| Artist: | Jean-François Oeben (1721 - 1763) |
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| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
| Medium: | Sycamore, Tulipwood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Auction house category: | Desks and bureaus |
| Artist: | Jean-François Oeben (1721 - 1763) |
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| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
| Medium: | Sycamore, Tulipwood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Auction house category: | Desks and bureaus |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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