A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS CITRONIER PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES, CIRCA 1780

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS CITRONIER PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES
CIRCA 1780
Each with a Belgian Grey Saint-Anne marble top, the door enclosing two shelves, one top probably associated and with minor differences in height
31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high; 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep, the tallest

Special Notice
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Provenance
Mercier - Velliet - Thullier, Lille, 10 June 1990, lot 417.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 78 - 89)