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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
31-Oct-2010
Lot No.
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Description:
A French 18th century Louis XVI ormolu-mounted mahogany bonheur du jour, by Pierre Garnier, Paristhe upper-structure surmounted by a three-quarter gallery surround, above two tambour sliding doors and eight small drawers, the pull-out writing slide centred by a gilt-tooled red leather surface, above a long drawer with foliate scroll handles, on square tapering legs and acanthus cast sabots, the carcass stamped to the back P.Garnier, the bronze mounts later. Width 96 cm x. Depth 53 cm x. Height 116 cm
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Furniture: Desks - Cutler, Roll Top and Tambour Top