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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND EBONY BOULLE MARQUETRY BIBLIOTHEQUE
Lot 187 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 186 & 187)

A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND EBONY BOULLE MARQUETRY BIBLIOTHEQUE

LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, RECONSTRUCTED AND LARGELY REMOUNTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Closed8 July 2010

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND EBONY BOULLE MARQUETRY BIBLIOTHEQUE
LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, RECONSTRUCTED AND LARGELY REMOUNTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
En suite with previous lot, inlaid overall in contre-partie with foliate scrolls, arabesques and bérainesque motifs, the stepped pediment decorated with foliage above a pair of glazed panelled doors each centred by a conformingly-inlaid roundel and mounted with cabochons to the corners, enclosing a crimson red padded silk-lined interior fitted with two shelves, the sides centred by conforming roundels, above a moulded plinth centred by a Bacchic mask and foliate scrolls, with bracket feet, the plinth base and backboard replaced
97½ in. (247.5 cm.) high; 54½ in. (138.5 cm.) wide; 14¼ in. (36 cm.) deep

Almost certainly acquired by John, 2nd Marquess of Bute (1793-1848) for Cardiff Castle. Thence by descent.
Sold by order of the Executors and the Trustees of the Residue Fund of the 6th Marquess of Bute, Christie's, London, 2 December 1998, lot 95 [part lot], where acquired by the present owner.

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See catalogue note on previous lot.