ID 780185
Lot 31 | COFFRET D'EPOQUE LOUIS XIV
Estimate value
€ 6 000 – 10 000
DEBUT DU XVIIIe SIECLE
En marqueterie Boulle de première partie en écaille de tortue et de laiton, palissandre de Rio et ornementation de bronze doré, le couvercle à doucine centré de putti et de vases fleuris, le corps à pans coupés à motifs de rinceaux, de singes et d'oiseaux, reposant sur une plinthe soutenue par huit pieds en boule ; l'intérieur probablement replaqué
H.: 13,5 cm. (5 1⁄4 in.) ; L.: 32,5 (12 3⁄4 in.) ; P.: 26 cm. (10 in.)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Post lot text
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID BOULLE MARQUETRY AND RIO ROSEWOOD CASKET, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
| Artist: | André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732) |
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| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
| Medium: | Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XIV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Artist: | André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732) |
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| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
| Medium: | Wood |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XIV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Address of auction |
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