Description
Small book table in veneer and marquetry of various wood species, the top opening onto a compartment, the reverse decorated with a mirror, the uprights projecting, the belt scalloped. The whole rests on four curved legs joined by a brace. Gilded bronze and brass ornamentation, including a gallery of openwork hearts, a keyhole, corner falls, foliage motifs with stylized shells, a gallery of balusters and sabots. The lock is signed PRETOT, rue Harlay 3, Marais. Stamped on the reverse of the brace shelf by HOPILLIART, 12 rue des Saint Pères, Paris. Louis XV style, Napoleon III period. 74 x 53 x 35 cm. (Shoes to be refixed).
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Small book table in veneer and marquetry of various wood species, the top opening onto a compartment, the reverse decorated with a mirror, the uprights projecting, the belt scalloped. The whole rests on four curved legs joined by a brace. Gilded bronze and brass ornamentation, including a gallery of openwork hearts, a keyhole, corner falls, foliage motifs with stylized shells, a gallery of balusters and sabots. The lock is signed PRETOT, rue Harlay 3, Marais. Stamped on the reverse of the brace shelf by HOPILLIART, 12 rue des Saint Pères, Paris. Louis XV style, Napoleon III period. 74 x 53 x 35 cm. (Shoes to be refixed).
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