A pair of French gilt-bronze-mounted mahogany guéridons each stamped twice G Durand in Louis XVI style, circa 1880

one with a bleu turqin marble top, the other with a veined grey and white marble top and with a pierced gallery above a single frieze drawer and three dummy drawers, on brass castors

Sold Sotheby's, London, 29th September 1999, lot 185 (£23,000) Christie's, Paris, 500 Years of European Decorative Arts, 17th December 2009, lot 240

In excellent condition. Minor scratches to the tops. Metal tarnished slightly. Dents to galleries - easily restored. Minor cracks to veneers.
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The various firms of Durand were active throughout the 19th century making fine quality meuble de luxe. The family was descended from a long line of cabinet-makers in Paris dating back to the 1780's, trading until 1934.

A similar table by Durand sold in these Rooms, 28th April 1989, lot 213.