A LARGE LOUIS XIV CARVED GILTWOOD CENTER TABLE part 18th century

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Sold

86,500 USD

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Description

oak, marble
Height: 34 inches
Width: 6 feet 3/4 inch
Depth: 34 1/2 inches

Provenance

Bernard Steinitz, Paris

Catalogue Note

Certain design elements of this table, such as the scrolling acanthus, the volutes and the double feet, may be seen in an engraving included in Pierre Le Pautre's (1684-1716) Livre de tables qui sont dans les appartements du roy, sur lesquelles sont posés les bijoux du Cabinet des Médailles of 1680.