A violet wood sideboard opening to two drawers and two leaves, the Campan marble top (brought back at a later date) resting on rounded uprights and a cut-out base; (transformation, probably the lower part of a two-body piece of furniture; the bronzes brought back at a later date), stamped JME. Louis XV period. H : 96 cm, W : 134 cm, D : 60,5 cmProvenance : Sale Cannes, Azur enchères, 27 March 2015, lot 94 .

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