PARIS or NORTHERN FRANCE - Second half of the 17th century - Lot 86

Lot n° 86
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PARIS or NORTHERN FRANCE - Second half of the 17th century - Lot 86
PARIS or NORTHERN FRANCE - Second half of the 17th century Exceptional burr-walnut and ebony double cabinet. The lower part opens with two leaves topped by two drawers in the waistband. The upper part features fourteen drawers in three rows, one of which is concealed, framing a leaf flanked by two columns with Corinthian capitals in pewter and gilt bronze marquetry. The central theater features fourteen drawers and a veneered niche. Beautiful ormolu and pewter marquetry ornamentation with friezes of posts, foliage and balusters. Wide four-legged plinth base. Louis XIV period. Height Height : 206 cm Width : 144 cm Depth : 142 cm Old labels in the drawers bear handwritten inscriptions in black ink such as "Mme de T Mémoires" or "Mme de T Affaires courantes". Minor restorations, rare small chips. Note: With its tripartite architectural front and bronzes, our cabinet bears similarities to the work of Pierre GOLE in the second half of the 17th century. Bibliography : - PIERRE GOLE, Ebéniste de Louis XIV. Th.h.Lunsingh Scheurleer. Editions FATON, similar lock entries on pages 125 and 194.
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