A Régence gilt-bronze mounted, tortoiseshell, gilt-brass and ebony 'Boulle' marquetry bureau mazarin, part-18th century

Restricted SpeciesUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

November 9, 04:22 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Private Collection

A Régence gilt-bronze mounted, tortoiseshell, gilt-brass and ebony 'Boulle' marquetry bureau mazarin, part-18th century

the rectangular top within a gilt-bronze everted border above a frieze drawer and recessed kneehole with a concave flap opening to reveal a further storage cupboard, flanked on either sides by three drawers, raised on ebony cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabots, the whole decorated with scrolls, arabesques and stylised foliage in the manner of Jean Berain, within strapwork reserves; alterations

78cm. high, 127cm. wide, 69.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6¾in.; 4ft. 2in.; 2ft. 3⅜in.

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