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Pierre ROUSSEL (1723–1782), admitted as a master in 1745
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Pierre ROUSSEL (1723–1782), admitted as a master in 1745
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Pierre ROUSSEL (1723–1782), admitted as a master in 1745
A rare drop-front secretary desk in veneered wood, richly decorated with marquetry depicting vases of flowers in the antique style, foliage scrolls with knotted ribbons, utensils, writing sets and architectural landscapes animated by figures and animals along the banks of a river.
The upper section opens via a drawer surmounting a flap, revealing four compartments and six drawers decorated with cups, jugs and vegetable dishes. The flap is trimmed with gilded leather featuring small interlaced foliage motifs and putti. The lower section opens via two hinged panels. The side panels are bevelled.
Stamped with the master’s mark and ‘JME’.
Louis XVI period.
Top in breccia marble.
Decorated with gilded bronze motifs such as triglyphs and fleurons.
Height: 141.5 cm; Width: 80.5 cm; Depth: 37 cm
(Restorations and damage)
See original version (French)
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