ID 1134454
Lot 47 | A LOUIS XIV BOULLE BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID TORTOISESHELL CASKET
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE
The domed hinged lid with husk-trail border centred by scrolling acanthus foliage and with an iron handle, the sides with further husk-trails, enclosing a rosewood interior with inscribed rectangular banding, the sides with a scrolling escutcheon with laurel swags surmounted by a figure head, flanked by strapwork scrolls centred by an acanthus spray, the underside with fruitwood and ebony rectangular banding and with crossbanded edge, with paper label inscribed in ink 'From North Lodge Bought at W. Beckfords' sale at Fonthill'
5 3⁄8 in. (14.5 cm.) high; 10 7⁄8 in. (27.5 cm.) wide; 8 1⁄8 in. (20.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
William Beckford, Fonthill Abbey; sold Phillips 23 September 1823, possibly lot 289 or 889.
Private collection; sold Dreweatts, 7 February 1996, lot 174.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 July 1996, lot 204.
| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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