ID 437123
Lot 25 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
ATTRIBUTED TO BERNARD MOLITOR (1755-1833), CIRCA 1790
The concave-sided brocatelle violette marble top with a husk-filled fluted edge above a panelled frieze drawer applied with scrolling flowering foliate mounts flanked by detached waisted and beaded corner columns, above tapering fluted legs joined by a conformingly-shaped undertier with egg-and-dart edge and mirrored back, on toupie feet with panelled collars, stamped 'S.N.H.' and numbered '# 16' in red; the marbles later
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 61 1/8 in. (155 cm.) wide; 22 1/8 in. (65 cm.) deep
| Artist: | Bernard Molitor (1755 - 1833) |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Tables |
| Artist: | Bernard Molitor (1755 - 1833) |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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