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A gilt-bronze mounted marquetry meuble d' appui by Charles-Guillaume Dhiel, Paris circa 1880
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- height 46 in.; width 33 ½ in.; depth 16 in.
- 117 cm; 85 cm; 40.5 cm
surmounted by a white inset marble top, above ribbon-tied cast border, fitted with one single cupboard door opening to one shelf, with old paper label reading OFFICE INTERNACIONAL / BEDEL & Cie. / 65, Rue NEAVE St. AGUSTIN, PARIS. and a contemporary label reading Forbes Gordon Estate, the lock stamped DHIEL / 19. r. Michel - le - Comte / PARIS.
Catalogue Note
Charles-Guillaume Dhiel was a craftsman of German origin (1811-circa 1885) who moved to Paris around 1840. He participated in all the major international exhibitions during the middle of the 19th century, commencing with the Great Exhibition in 1851.