Lot 186
  • 186

Table en acajou massif d'époque Louis XVI, estampillée N. PETIT

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • estampillée N. PETIT
  • Haut. 68 cm, larg. 65 cm, prof. 35 cm
  • Height 26 3/4 in, width 25 1/2 in, depth 13 3/4 in
le plateau à dessus de marbre veiné blanc encastré à décrochements arrondis dans les angles, reposant sur des pieds fuselés et cannelés

Condition

Good condition with wear to the bronze. Stable structure. The top and stand made in two pieces and stuck (not assembled). Previously with castors. Nice quality of mahogany. Attractive model.
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Catalogue Note

Nicolas Petit, ébéniste reçu maître en 1761

Une table similaire appartenant à l'ancien collection Bardac, également en acajou a été vendue à Paris le 10 mai 1920, lot 93. Une petite série de tables assez proches est attribuée ou estampillée à Adam Weisweiler. Elles sont en général en ébène et certaines ornées d'un vase de bronze patiné à l'entretoise (Musée Nissim de Camondo à Paris, estampillées). Une table également estampillées Weisweiler a été vendue à Paris, étude Beaussant-Lefèvre, le 18 décembre 2002, lot 119 (180.000 €).