A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat With the mark of Edward Holmes Baldock, early 19th century
Containing twenty green Sèvres style painted porcelain plaques painted with fruits and birds.
(H: 29, W: 50 1/2, D: 25 in.)
Provenance
Loyd Paxton, Dallas, Texas,
Acquired directly from the above in 1985.
Private Collection, Virginia.
Condition Report: Marquetry generally excellent, leather top with some stains and areas of light staining. Interior metal edge banding on the left side detached and broken in two pieces, but present, missing mounting hardware. Right drawer not inspected; key broken in lock. The porcelain plaques generally good, some rubbing and wear to painted and gilt decoration, one with chips visible to one edge, one with a small area of overpaint.
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A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat With the mark of Edward Holmes Baldock, early 19th century
Containing twenty green Sèvres style painted porcelain plaques painted with fruits and birds.
(H: 29, W: 50 1/2, D: 25 in.)
Provenance
Loyd Paxton, Dallas, Texas,
Acquired directly from the above in 1985.
Private Collection, Virginia.
Condition Report: Marquetry generally excellent, leather top with some stains and areas of light staining. Interior metal edge banding on the left side detached and broken in two pieces, but present, missing mounting hardware. Right drawer not inspected; key broken in lock. The porcelain plaques generally good, some rubbing and wear to painted and gilt decoration, one with chips visible to one edge, one with a small area of overpaint.