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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
Lot 23 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATES OF DR. MILTON AND MRS. MARILYN MYERS, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 April 2013

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine top decorated with trellis parquetry and flowering branches, over two similarly-decorated drawers and trellis-inlaid sides, on slight cabriole legs, the lockplate signed P. SORMANI PARIS/134 BOULD. HAUSSMANN
29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 20¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide, 14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) deep

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 6 October 2000, lot 30.

Specialist note

Paul Sormani (1817-1877) specialized in reproducing models from the Louis XV and XVI eras, with his work thought to reveal une qualité d'exécution de tout premier ordre. His works were frequently exhibited and rewarded at the major international exhibitions of the 1850s and 60s.