Lot 307 , A Louis XV ormolu mounted rosewood and tulipwood Meuble d’Appui, 130cm wide, 63cm deep, 132cm high, Please note this lot attracts an additional import tax of 5% on the hammer price

* A Louis XV ormolu mounted rosewood and tulipwood Meuble d’Appui, with a serpentine fronted Rouge de Maine marble top, the quarter veneered doors centered by Apollo’s masks, 130cm wide, 63cm deep, 132cm high
Please note this lot attracts an additional import tax of 5% on the hammer price
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: Christie’s 12th September, 2006, Lot 234; thence Private collection Guernsey

Condition:
One or two small nicks and chips around the edge of the marble, main body is of a dark rich treacle brown tone to the right but somewhat lighter to the left where it has been sunbleached leaving some patches and some slight splitting and lifting of the veneers, metal work lacking a few pins and oxidised in places, escutcheon on the right hand door is broken away and missing, a few small scratches in the veneer lower down on the doors, interior with two shelves and positions for three shelves with signs of wear and use.

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