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Lot 117
A LATE LOUIS XV KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
BY PIERRE-HARRY MEWESEN, CIRCA 1770
Closed10 September 2009
Price Realised
GBP 6,875
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Specialist note
Pierre-Harry Mewesen, maître in 1766.
Of Scandinavian origin, Mewesen worked in Paris, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine until the Revolution, focussing predominantly on Transitional and Louis XVI pieces. Mewesen is well-known for his use of geometric and cube marquetry, as illustrated in the present lot.
Of Scandinavian origin, Mewesen worked in Paris, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine until the Revolution, focussing predominantly on Transitional and Louis XVI pieces. Mewesen is well-known for his use of geometric and cube marquetry, as illustrated in the present lot.