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Lot 18TP,Y

A French mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass and pewter 'Boulle' marquetry ebonised grand fauteuil

25 April 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £9,000

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A French mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass and pewter 'Boulle' marquetry ebonised grand fauteuil

Inlaid with interlaced strapwork, scrolling foliage, husks, flowerheads and trellis work, the arched shaped back mounted with a central gilt bronze scrolled acanthus cartouche surmounted by a ducal coronet, flanked by four beaded foliate scrolled mounts, above arm terminals with similar clasps, over a shaped seat frame mounted to the centre with a Green Man mask, on eared square section columnar legs headed with patera mount angles, terminating in brass castors, 72cm wide.

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By repute the present lot was purchased from the House of Reeves in Croydon, South London, during the 1950s.

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