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A Louis XVI ormolu and porcelain-mounted ebony encrier
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- height 4 3/8 in.; width 14 1/2 in.; depth 10 1/4 in.
- 11 cm; 26 cm; 37 cm
of rectangular breakfront outline, with ebonized recessed tray, an ormolu well and two inkpots, the sides later fitted with Sèvres style porcelain plaques decorated with colorful birds and flowering branches in polychrome; the scrolled leaf-cast corners above bun feet.
Provenance
Collection of Charles, 4th Lord Hillingdon, by whose Trustees, sold, Christie's, London, June 29, 1972, lot 52
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 1985, lot 192