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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and marquetry table en chiffonnière circa 1755
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- oak, tulipwood, fruitwood, leather, bronze
- height 27 1/4 in.; width 11 3/4 in.; depth 9 in.
- 69.5 cm; 30 cm; 23 cm
Underside with a Cleveland Museum of Art inventory number 42.89.
Provenance
Cleveland Museum of Art
Condition
With scattered age and construction cracks, dents and abrtasions. Veneer with some small losses and restorations in areas; not extensive. Marquetry with scattered restorations and replacements. Ormolu with some traces of oxidation; not extensive. Leather inlay with scuffs, marks and scratches.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This lot belongs to a group of comparable tables of this form, size and proportions executed by Adrien-Antoine Gosselin and Brice Péridiez. These tables are sometimes also stamped Delorme since the marchand-ébéniste Adrien-Faizelot Delorme is known to have sold such tables. For such table by Gosselin in the Wrightsman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see F.J.B. Watson, The Wrightman Collection, Vol. I, New York, 1966, no. 136, pp. 272-73. Another table, stamped Peridiez JME, sold The Alexander Collection, Christie's New York, April 30, 1999, lot 69.