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A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted ebony and boxwood-inlaid mahogany vide pôche circa 1785, stamped A. Weisweiler
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820), maître in 1778
- wood
- height 29 1/2 in.; width 30 1/4 in.; depth 13 3/4 in.
- 75 cm; 77 cm; 35 cm
Provenance
Peter Mack Brown, Sotheby's New York, October 14, 1988, lot 89
Aveline, Paris, 1989
Condition
Good overall condition and good color. Ormolu good color with some rubbing and minor lifting in places: the top frieze shows traces of where there was previously an ormolu mount (filled holes). Some small cracks and restorations in places - on each side of the drop front and to the undertier. The undertier has later mahogany brackets connecting to the legs presumably to make the table more stable. The metal castors are later additions.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A vide pôche of very similar design and nearly the same size was made by Jean Henri Riesener for Queen Marie Antoinette for her cabinet at the Château de Saint-Cloud and is now in the Musée Nissim de Camondo; see Nadine Gasc and Gérard Mabille, Le Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, 1991, p. 38.