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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, KINGWOOD, PARQUETRY AND MARQUETRY MECHANICAL TABLE A ECRIRE

Lot 278
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ID 1538789
Lot 278 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, KINGWOOD, PARQUETRY AND MARQUETRY MECHANICAL TABLE A ECRIRE
Estimate value
$ 120 000 – 180 000
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, KINGWOOD, PARQUETRY AND MARQUETRY MECHANICAL TABLE A ECRIRE
BY JEAN-FRANCOIS LELEU, CIRCA 1775-1780
The rectangular top centered by a marquetry ribbon-tied bouquet in an oval cartouche on a trellis ground, a push-button at the underside releasing it to slide and extend a leather-lined writing surface, the frieze, the two side drawers and the corners mounted with ormolu fruiting laurel, on tapering fluted legs, stamped 'J.F.LELEU'
28 ¼ in. (72 cm.) high, 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide, 16 ¾ in. (43 cm.) deep




Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 December 1966, lot 88.
Purchased from the above sale by Alexander Schaefer of A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 28 December 1966.
Artist:Jean-François Leleu (1729 - 1807)
Applied technique:Marquetry, Ormolu
Medium:Amaranth, Gold, Wood
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Tables
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Tables
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