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Auction archive: Lot number 38

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN

Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$49,375 - US$74,063
Price realised:
£85,000
ca. US$104,923
Auction archive: Lot number 38

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN

Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$49,375 - US$74,063
Price realised:
£85,000
ca. US$104,923
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID ROENTGEN CIRCA 1785, PARTIALLY LATER MOUNTED
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID ROENTGEN CIRCA 1785, PARTIALLY LATER MOUNTED Mounted overall with mille raie panels, the superstructure fitted side compartments with conceded graduated spring-loaded hidden mahogany-lined drawers, above three drawers, the leather-lined writing surface above a frieze drawer flanked by a pair of cupboard doors, each enclosing a compartment with drawers and concealing a hinged rear compartment comprising three drawers and three sham drawers, the reverse finished, spuriously stamped three times 'J. H. RIESENER' and once 'JME', with partial ink label inscribed ' Seligmann ', with a further label inscribed '...de M. Seligmann/19 Oct. 1934 ', some alterations to central locking mechanism 47 ½ in. (120.5 cm.) high, 62 ¼ in. (158 cm.) wide, 36 in. (91.25 cm.) deep

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
22 Mar 2017 - 23 Mar 2017
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID ROENTGEN CIRCA 1785, PARTIALLY LATER MOUNTED
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A GRADIN ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID ROENTGEN CIRCA 1785, PARTIALLY LATER MOUNTED Mounted overall with mille raie panels, the superstructure fitted side compartments with conceded graduated spring-loaded hidden mahogany-lined drawers, above three drawers, the leather-lined writing surface above a frieze drawer flanked by a pair of cupboard doors, each enclosing a compartment with drawers and concealing a hinged rear compartment comprising three drawers and three sham drawers, the reverse finished, spuriously stamped three times 'J. H. RIESENER' and once 'JME', with partial ink label inscribed ' Seligmann ', with a further label inscribed '...de M. Seligmann/19 Oct. 1934 ', some alterations to central locking mechanism 47 ½ in. (120.5 cm.) high, 62 ¼ in. (158 cm.) wide, 36 in. (91.25 cm.) deep

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
22 Mar 2017 - 23 Mar 2017
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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