19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property Formerly from the Palacio Ferreyra, Argentina

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Lot 8
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A German gilt-bronze mounted ebonized, ebony and boulle parquetry inlaid circular center table Possibly Munich, second half 19th century

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • height 31 ½ in.; diameter 49 in.
  • 80 cm; 124.5 cm
the top inlaid with ebony, brass and white metal flowerhead trellis radiant parquetry, set on a solid mahogany ebonized tripod base inlaid in première and contre partie.

Catalogue Note

The present table with its exquisite and rather rare radiant marquetry is not only a fine exemple of high quality craftmanship and design but it also epitomises the fascination with the Boulle revival style that occured in Europe during the 1870s.