Estimate

25.000 - 35.000

Session 2

22 October 2019

Hammer Price

Description

Ebony veneered and ebonised wood
Richly decorated with tortoiseshell and gilt metal marquetry work in the style of Andre Charles Boulle
On the front, foliage arabesques and mythological figure motifs
Chiselled gilt bronze mounts depicting centrally Aspasia and Socrates under a baldachin sided by the figures of Spring and Autumn
Head of Hercules gilt bronze mounts to sides
One inner shelf
Marble top
Stamped on the inside and under some of the bronze mounts "BEFORT JEUNE"
France, mid 19th century
(restored marble top)

113x190,5x45,5 cm

Category

Furniture

Additional Information

Identical piece sold at Christe’s on March 6th, 2014 for GBP 98,500