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~ * MASTERPIECE OF MARQUETRY AND BRONZIER EXCEPTIONAL DESK IN MARQUETRY BOULLE ON THE MODELS PRESERVED AT THE WALLACE COLLECTION AND AT VERSAILLES Boulle marquetry in counterpart and very rich decoration of chiseled and gilded bronzes. Around 1840. H. 77,5 cm L. 140,5 cm W. 71 cm Good condition, some scratches and restorations of use. It has its key. It rests on four bronze hock feet, finished with an acanthus scroll. The amounts are covered with the angles of a head of faun encorné under a palmette. The curved belt opens to five drawers. The center one is recessed, framed by a narrow flat drawer above a drawer in the shape of a lamp base. The sides, wider than the Wallace desk, are decorated with a superb Boulle panel depicting a lush garden with two figures. The bottom of these elegant panels is decorated with a lion's head between between two acanthus crosses. The overflowing tray is with a gilded bronze gilded bronze. The background in brown tortoiseshell with some butterflies in mother-of-pearl represents a garden fountain in mother-of-pearl surrounded of many characters resting from a hunt, next to their dogs and their dogs and bows and quivers lying on the ground. A young nude woman enters the water of the fountain under the features of Diana accompanied by her followers. The scene takes place under a drapery folded over the branches of two trees. The subject extends over the entire set with remarkable precision. References: - Model kept in the Wallace Collection, circa 1715 (Fig. 1) Size : 78.2 x 128.3 x 70 cm, inventory number F 58, inlaid top. - Flat desk kept in Versailles, circa 1730-1735 (Fig. 2) Dim : H. 78,2 W. 141 D. 71 cm, inventory number : V 4794, North wing, rooms XVIIe, 1st floor. Top covered with morocco. Remark: ~ This piece of furniture is an ornate specimen of tortoiseshell veneer. It is in conformity with the EC regulation 338/97 Article 2 of December 9, 1996. Before bidding, it is the responsibility of each foreign buyer to ensure that respect of the requirements of any law/regulation applying to the importation import into their country.
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~ * MASTERPIECE OF MARQUETRY AND BRONZIER EXCEPTIONAL DESK IN MARQUETRY BOULLE ON THE MODELS PRESERVED AT THE WALLACE COLLECTION AND AT VERSAILLES Boulle marquetry in counterpart and very rich decoration of chiseled and gilded bronzes. Around 1840. H. 77,5 cm L. 140,5 cm W. 71 cm Good condition, some scratches and restorations of use. It has its key. It rests on four bronze hock feet, finished with an acanthus scroll. The amounts are covered with the angles of a head of faun encorné under a palmette. The curved belt opens to five drawers. The center one is recessed, framed by a narrow flat drawer above a drawer in the shape of a lamp base. The sides, wider than the Wallace desk, are decorated with a superb Boulle panel depicting a lush garden with two figures. The bottom of these elegant panels is decorated with a lion's head between between two acanthus crosses. The overflowing tray is with a gilded bronze gilded bronze. The background in brown tortoiseshell with some butterflies in mother-of-pearl represents a garden fountain in mother-of-pearl surrounded of many characters resting from a hunt, next to their dogs and their dogs and bows and quivers lying on the ground. A young nude woman enters the water of the fountain under the features of Diana accompanied by her followers. The scene takes place under a drapery folded over the branches of two trees. The subject extends over the entire set with remarkable precision. References: - Model kept in the Wallace Collection, circa 1715 (Fig. 1) Size : 78.2 x 128.3 x 70 cm, inventory number F 58, inlaid top. - Flat desk kept in Versailles, circa 1730-1735 (Fig. 2) Dim : H. 78,2 W. 141 D. 71 cm, inventory number : V 4794, North wing, rooms XVIIe, 1st floor. Top covered with morocco. Remark: ~ This piece of furniture is an ornate specimen of tortoiseshell veneer. It is in conformity with the EC regulation 338/97 Article 2 of December 9, 1996. Before bidding, it is the responsibility of each foreign buyer to ensure that respect of the requirements of any law/regulation applying to the importation import into their country.
