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A Louis XIV style bureau plat in the manner of André-Charles Boulle
Estimate
10.000 - 15.000
Session 1
2 June 2026
Description
Ebony-veneered and ebonised wood, with Boulle-style marquetry, gilt bronze mounts and tortoiseshell inlay
Low case body with shaped apron, the front fitted with two drawers decorated with foliate scrolls, arabesques and acanthus motifs on a dark ground
Rectangular top lined with brown tooled leather, with borders, corner cartouches and central motif, framed by a gilt bronze perimeter moulding with gadrooned frieze
Gilt bronze mounts comprising fittings, friezes, mouldings, corner pieces and applications in the form of masks and female busts, some marked "HB"
France, 19th century (second half)
77x155x84 cm
Category
Furniture
Additional Information
With CITES certificate no. 23PTLX09403C
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