A ROYAL LOUIS XVI PALE BLUE AND WHITE-PAINTED DEMI-LUNE CONSOLE TABLE

Lot 43
02.07.2024 17:00UTC +00:00
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£ 80 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 43 | A ROYAL LOUIS XVI PALE BLUE AND WHITE-PAINTED DEMI-LUNE CONSOLE TABLE
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
A ROYAL LOUIS XVI PALE BLUE AND WHITE-PAINTED DEMI-LUNE CONSOLE TABLE
CIRCA 1780
The eared moulded Rouge griotte marble top above a floral entelac frieze, carved with fleurs-de-lys, the stop-fluted tapering legs carved with husks, above a waved undertier carved with guilloche, centred by a fluted neoclassical urn, on paw feet, the marble inscribed ‘15’ to the underside, the fleurs-de-lys to the carved frieze partially defaced
32 in. (81 cm.) high; 60 in. (152 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep




Provenance

Almost certainly commissioned for a member of the French Royal family.
The collection of princess Elizabeth de Croÿ at the château d’Azy, Nièvre.
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