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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND BLACK AND GILT LACQUER COMMODE A VANTAUX

Lot 136
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 35 280
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 136 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND BLACK AND GILT LACQUER COMMODE A VANTAUX
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY AND BLACK AND GILT LACQUER COMMODE A VANTAUX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The white marble top within a gadrooned border, above three frieze drawers, extensively mounted with classical trophies, above two cupboard doors, the three panelled sections inset with lacquer panels depicting pagodas in landscapes, opening to reveal a shelf, flanked by brass-fluted columns, on a plinth base and foliate-clasped tapering toupie feet
40 ½ in. (102 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide; 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) deep




Provenance

Formerly in the collection of the uncle of the present owner in Nice, and by descent.



Sale room notice

Please note that this commode is Louis XVI and dates to the late 18th century and not the 19th century. The estimate is £40-60,000, and not as published in the gallery guide.
Artist:Adam Weisweiler (1746 - 1820)
Medium:Japanese lacquerware
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Auction house category:Dressers
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