A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND INDIAN ROSEWOOD TRIC-TRAC TABLE
拍品 42 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 40-44)

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND INDIAN ROSEWOOD TRIC-TRAC TABLE

BY JEAN-ALBERT VOVIS, CIRCA 1780

已結束2017年5月17日

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GBP 2,000

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND INDIAN ROSEWOOD TRIC-TRAC TABLE
BY JEAN-ALBERT VOVIS, CIRCA 1780
The reversible baize-lined top enclosing a well for backgammon and two further compartments, above two opposing frieze drawers and two false drawers, on square tapering legs, stamped thrice 'J.A VOVIS' and 'JME'
25 ¼ in. (73 cm.) high; 44 ½ in. (113 cm.) wide; 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) deep

專家說明

Jean-Aldebert Wowitz or Vovis, maître in 1767

Originally from Germany, little is known of Vovis, whose workshops were is the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, and later rue Traversiere. (P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIII Siecle, Paris, 1989, p. 860). A marquetry table by Vovis was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1942 and later sold anonymously Christie's, New York, 29 - 30 November 2012, lot 68.