A NAPOLEON III MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID, ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND EBONY BUREAU EN PENTE
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A NAPOLEON III MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID, ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND EBONY BUREAU EN PENTE

THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed23 October 2022

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A NAPOLEON III MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID, ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND EBONY BUREAU EN PENTE
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular superstructure with pierced ormolu gallery and three drawers above a slant front enclosing scarlet and gilt-lacquered interior and writing surface, decorated overall with panels of star-patterned lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay, on tapered legs, bearing stamp A WEISWEILER JME, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
41 3/4 in. (106 cm.) high, 25 3/4 in. (65.5 cm.) wide, 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) deep

A Private New York Collection; Christie's, New York, 26 October 1994, lot 136.
‌Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.