A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 1
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 2
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 3
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 4
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 5
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 6
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 7
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 8
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI - photo 9

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI

Starting price
$ 18 000
Auction dateClassic
07.10.2022 11:00UTC -04:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
USA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 822439
Lot 31 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED AND POLYCRHOME-JAPANNED AND CHINESE LACQUER, BOIS SATINE AND AMARANTH MEUBLES D'APPUI
Each with three-quarter pierced galleried rectangular grey-veined white marble top above a large paneled door, one decorated with a Chinese landscape scene of paired birds including the phoenix, the other possibly European and associated and with palace scene, within concentric bands and entrelac motifs to the center of each side, enclosing a yellow silk-lined interior with two shelves, the angles hung with oak-leaf garlands and on bracket feet with foliate urns, both stamped to the top right side of the carcass and one also to left, both stenciled '6152', one inscribed in black '1586 2', both marked 'A', previously with further ormolu banding to the corner uprights, one with red japanned panel, the other with Chinese red lacquer panel, each stamped 'R.V.L.C', 'R.LACROIX' and 'JME', one stamped 'R.LACROIX' twice,stamps possibly later applied.
47 in. (120 cm.) high, 34 in. (86 cm.) wide, 14 in. (36 cm.) deep
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Japanese lacquerware
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Cupboards
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
23.09.2022 – 07.10.2022
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.