ID 820148
Lot 538 | A NAPOLEON III MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID, ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND EBONY BUREAU EN PENTE
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular superstructure with pierced ormolu gallery and three drawers above a slant front enclosing scarlet and gilt-lacquered interior and writing surface, decorated overall with panels of star-patterned lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay, on tapered legs, bearing stamp A WEISWEILER JME, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
41 3/4 in. (106 cm.) high, 25 3/4 in. (65.5 cm.) wide, 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
A Private New York Collection; Christie's, New York, 26 October 1994, lot 136.
‌Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
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