A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND RED TORTOISESHELL-INLAID, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE MARQUETRY' COMMODE
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND RED TORTOISESHELL-INLAID, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE MARQUETRY' COMMODE

EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE FRAMING MOUNTS AND FEET 19TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND RED TORTOISESHELL-INLAID, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE MARQUETRY' COMMODE
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE FRAMING MOUNTS AND FEET 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall in première partie with strapwork and Bérainesque grotesque scenes, the rounded rectangular top centred by the figure of Venus and her attendants under a lambrequin, flanked by scrolling foliage interspersed with figures and birds, within an entrelac engraved and an ormolu surround, above four long drawers mounted with drop handles and female mask escutcheons, between brass-fluted angles, the sides conformingly decorated, on scrolled feet
32 in. (82 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Celia Harvey
Celia Harvey

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A virtually identical commode was sold from the Collection of the Late 6th Earl of Rosebery, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., house sale, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, 18-20 May 1977, lot 469.