Lot n° 168
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EUR
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Result
: 25 000EUR
Rare small secretary with flap in rosewood and violet - Lot 168
Rare small secretary with flap in rosewood and violet
rosewood and violet marquetry, richly decorated
bouquets of flowers and a music trophy under a canopy
under a canopy in geometric fillets. It
opens with a drawer in the waistband, a flap at the top
reveals four compartments and four drawers,
with floral marquetry, one of which forms an inkwell
and two ventaux in the lower section. The straight jambs are
decorated with simulated fluting. It stands on a hollowed
base with four small feet. Ornamentation
with gilded bronzes such as post friezes, key escutcheons
entrances, pastilles, rosettes and neoclassical urns with
bouquets of flowers on consoles. Aleppo marble
marble.
Louis XVI period. Four stamps of Nicolas Petit,
received master in 1761 and two JME.
Old labels mentioning '...property of Lady
Mirrieless and / brought from 4, Hyde Park Place,
London, W.../ July, 1920.' and '121500/3976' and
inscribed '1 secrètaire'.
H. 136 cm - W. 75.5 cm - D. 40 cm
Provenance :
- Former Lady Mirrieless collection
- Christie's London, 25 June 1959, lot 125.
Literature :
Reproduced on page 92 in Anne Droguet's book ; Nicolas Petit (1732-
1791), Les cahiers du mobilier, Perrin & Fils Antiquaires, Les Éditions
de l'amateur, 2001.
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