A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE GOLD IRAMAKI-E LACQUER AND EBONY COMMODE, AFTER THE MODEL BY MARTIN CARLIN, BY BY EMMANUEL-ALFRED (DIT ALFRED II) BEURDELEY (1847-1919), PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1890, THE FRONT LAQUER PANEL MID-EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE GOLD IRAMAKI-E LACQUER AND EBONY COMMODE
AFTER THE MODEL BY MARTIN CARLIN, BY BY EMMANUEL-ALFRED (DIT ALFRED II) BEURDELEY (1847-1919), PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1890, THE FRONT LAQUER PANEL MID-EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
The rounded white marble top above three frieze drawers and three cabinet doors decorated with panels of landscapes and each opening to eight later-fitted oak drawers, the sides decorated with coats-of-arms of the Dutch family Speelman, on toupie feet, the reverse of the carcass branded 'A BEURDELEY / A PARIS'
37 ½ in. (95.5 cm.) high; 60 in. (152.5 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

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Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14-15 April 2008, lot 404 ($277,000).

Pre-Lot Text
Important 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art from a Private Collection (Lots 481-486)