
Estimate
250,000 - 400,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
opening with two drawers in the upper part, surmounting a fall-front, the interior opening with six drawers, storage compartments, and a case revealing small secret drawers, the writing surface lined with a green leather gilt-tooled with small motifs, the lower part opening with two doors enclosing a chest, the chamfered corners and recessed sides adorned with gilt-bronze ornamentation: garlands of flowers and fruits, borders and frames, lion masks, and apron, with a white veined marble top, the structure stamped J.H. Riesener; en suite with the following lot
Haut. 140 cm, larg. 109 cm, prof. 44 cm; Height 55 in, length 43 in, depth 17 1/4 in
Former collection of Etienne-Denis, duc Pasquier, chancelier Pasquier (1767-1862);
Then by direct descent in the family until today at the château de Sassy, Normandie.
Comparative literature:
C. Vigon et C. Baulez, Pierre Gouthière, ciseleur-doreur du roi, New York, 2016.
H. Jacobsen et al., Riesener Ebéniste de Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette, Paris, 2020.
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