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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID AMARANTH AND EBONY COMMODE A VANTAUX

Lot 48
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 50 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 48 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID AMARANTH AND EBONY COMMODE A VANTAUX
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID AMARANTH AND EBONY COMMODE A VANTAUX
THE CARCASE ATTRIBUTED TO BOULLE FILS, CIRCA 1715, ADAPTED CIRCA 1780
The rectangular black and grey mottled top above a moulded border over two cross-banded doors inlaid with stringing and an inner border with concave corners ornamented with rosettes, the doors divided by 'espagnolette' mask suspending a foliate trail, flanked by Louis XIV escutcheons decorated with paired cockerel heads, the angles with pierced strapwork and scroll mounts, opening to reveal three mahogany drawers with moulded fronts and drop-handles, on tapering square feet headed by dentil moulded collars and terminating in caps, the mounts stamped with spurious 'C’ couronné poinçon
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 51 in. (129.5 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) deep




Provenance

The Collection of M. Hubert de Givenchy, Paris; sold Christie's, Monaco, 4 December 1993, lot 66.
Artist:André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732)
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Amaranth
Historical era:Period of Louis XIV
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