A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD BOOKCASE
Lot 692 PROPERTY FROM A HOUSE ON REGENT'S PARK (LOTS 691-704)

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD BOOKCASE

BY HENRI NELSON, PARIS, CIRCA 1890

Closed14 November 2018

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GBP 5,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD BOOKCASE
BY HENRI NELSON, PARIS, CIRCA 1890
The breche d'Alep marble top above a spreading cornice and open front fitted with two quarter-veneered adjustable shelves, stamped three times beneath the marble top 'H. NELSON'
46 ½ in. (118 cm.) high; 50 in. (127 cm.) wide; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) deep

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Henri Nelson succeeded his father in 1856, moving the business initially to 79, boulevard Haussmann, then to 2, rue Tronson-du-Coudray, and finally to 27, rue Pasquier in 1870 where he produced furniture in the late Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. As is rarely scene with 19th century ébénistes, the firm of Nelson continues to produce furniture today.