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BOISGIRARD ANTONINI PCA

164 - A small, flat-topped desk with compartments, inlaid with flo…
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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Description
A small, flat-topped desk with compartments, inlaid with flowering branches and foliage against a background of curly satinwood in frames of filigree amaranth; with a flowing shape, it has nine drawers, including a large central one, the other eight others arranged on either side of a scalloped bridge, also inlaid with satinwood and amaranth; it rests on four curved legs. Stamped by Denis Genty and JME. Louis XV period (routine restoration, including the refitting of the top’s frieze with wine-coloured leather). Rocaille ornamentation in chiselled and gilded bronze. H: 74 – W: 121 – D: 65 cm. Provenance: Auction in Paris, Maître Loudmer, Palais d’Orsay, 6 June 1978, lot 119. Auction in Paris, Ader-Tajan, Hôtel George V, 29 June 1994, lot 81. Auction in Paris, Piasa, 18 March 2001, lot 218. Bibliography: Pierre Kjellberg, 18th-Century French Furniture: Dictionary of Cabinetmakers and Joiners, Les éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2002, p. 399, fig. a (illustrated).
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About the sale [NICE] PRESTIGIOUS SALE | PAINTINGS – SILVERWARE – FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART – DESIGN | ANANTARA PLAZA HOTEL
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Auction time 07/26/2026 at 7:00 PM
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