510 - PARIS, c. 1745–1749.
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000

Description

PARIS, c. 1745–1749. A two-tiered chest of drawers with a slightly undulating front, in rosewood and violetwood veneer, featuring a criss-cross marquetry design within recessed panels. It opens at the front with three drawers in two rows, without cross-bars, and rests on four slightly curved legs. Beautiful ornamentation in chiselled and gilded bronze, hallmarked with a crowned ‘C’, including pull handles, lock plates, lamp bases and uprights extending in a beaded frieze down to the ram’s-hoof feet. The top is of veined grey breccia marble, moulded in a ‘bec de corbin’ style. Louis XV period. Height: 83 cm Width: 113 cm Depth: 53 cm Marble restoration, signs of wear. Note: In 1745, an edict by Louis XV required all bronze smiths to mark their works with a “C” surmounted by a crown. Used between 1748 and 1749, this tax mark—intended to finance the Wars of the Austrian Succession—enables us to date our chest of drawers with precision.

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About the sale PRESTIGE - CLASSICAL CENTURIES - VAYRES CASTLE

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Auction time 10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM

Lot description modified on 09/30/2026 at 10:07 AM

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510 - PARIS, c. 1745–1749. See original version (French)

510 - PARIS, c. 1745–1749.
See original version (French)