A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, EBONY AND CHINESE COROMANDEL LACQUER SECRETAIRE A ABBATANT
Lot 72
BY CHARLES TOPINO, 1775
The veined white marble top with outset corners, above a frieze drawer mounted with Vitruvian scrolls flanked by lion masks, the fall-front faced with a lacquer panel depicting scholarly objects in a landscape, opening to a fitted interior including walnut-lined drawers, over two cupboard doors enclosing two drawers and a coffre-fort, the lacquer panels to the sides with mythical beasts, stamped twice C TOPINO, and once JME atop the case, with old Chenue shipping label to reverse inscribed Mme La Princesse.../ ... Foch, 15
The veined white marble top with outset corners, above a frieze drawer mounted with Vitruvian scrolls flanked by lion masks, the fall-front faced with a lacquer panel depicting scholarly objects in a landscape, opening to a fitted interior including walnut-lined drawers, over two cupboard doors enclosing two drawers and a coffre-fort, the lacquer panels to the sides with mythical beasts, stamped twice C TOPINO, and once JME atop the case, with old Chenue shipping label to reverse inscribed Mme La Princesse.../ ... Foch, 15
51,0 x 36,0 x 14,8 in (129.5 x 91.4 x 37.5 cm)
Estimate: US$ 60,000 - 100,000
€ 57,000 - 95,000
Auction: 26 days
Christie's Paris
City: NewYork
Auction: Dec 12, 2024
Auction number: 23853
Auction name: L'Art du Luxe: Masterpieces of French Furniture