A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY DRESSING AND WRITING TABLE

CIRCA 1750

Closed1 November 2018

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY DRESSING AND WRITING TABLE
CIRCA 1750
The sliding top with a musical trophy and revealing a velvet-lined hinged writing surface opening to a mirror and flanked by two floral marquetry out-folding compartments
29 in. (74 cm.) high, 31 ¼ in. (73.5 cm.) wide, 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) deep

Acquired from François Léage, Paris, in 1975.

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CIRCA 1750

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