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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED THUYA, MAHOGANY AND EBONY BUREAU A GRADIN

Lot 86
18.04.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 94 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 86 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED THUYA, MAHOGANY AND EBONY BUREAU A GRADIN
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 40 000
The three-quarter pierced galleried brocatelle d'Espagne marble top above an arrangement of eleven drawers around a plain panel, the reverse with a further arrangement of two opposing drawers, the lower section with rectangular gilt-tooled leather writing surface above two frieze drawers and two opposing drawers, on four reeded legs with mille-raie capitals, terminating in sabots stamped twice 'A WEISWEILER'
391/4 in. (99.5 cm.) high; 441/2 in. (113 cm.) wide; 301/2 in. (77.5 cm.) deep
Artist:Adam Weisweiler (1746 - 1820)
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Ebonywood, Mahogany
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Desks and bureaus
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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