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Bonheur du jour / lady's secretary, Louis XVI, France, circa 1775, twice stamped N. PETIT, mahogany, two-part furniture in strict neoclassical style, the table on high conical square legs with two apron drawers and forward...

Description

...folding writing surface, the two-door upper section with two drawers in the base and mirrors on the doors, at the top with openwork brass gallery and white marble top, the fronts of the drawers and doors as well as the fluting with brass inlays, 140 x 95 x 51.5 cm, signs of use. Nicolas Petit (1732-1791), master from 21 January 1761. See Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, 1989, p. 642 ff.

...ausklappbarer Schreibplatte, der zweitürige Aufsatz im Sockel mit zwei Schüben und Spiegeln auf den Türen, im oberen Abschluss mit durchbrochen gearbeiteter Messinggalerie und weißer Marmorplatte, die Fronten der Schübe und Türen sowie die Kanneluren mit Messingeinlagen, 140 x 95 x 51.5 cm, Gebrauchsspuren. Nicolas Petit (1732-1791), Maître ab dem 21. Januar 1761. Vgl. Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siécle, 1989, S. 642 ff. Arbeiten von PETIT befinden sich u.a. im Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, in der Wallace Collection London, im Gulbenkian Museum in Lissabon.

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Sale conditions

Buyer's premium26,5 %
DeliveryCollection only
Sale modeLive floor sale, online bidding
Location53119 Bonn
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364th auction | Autumn auction
Auktionshaus Plückbaum · 1,328 lots
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Licensed auctioneer Bonn Lot no. 745

Bonheur du jour / lady's secretary, Louis XVI, France, circa 1775, twice stamped N. PETIT, mahogany, two-part furniture in strict neoclassical style, the table on high conical square legs with two apron drawers and forward...

Original titleBonheur du jour / Damensekretär, Louis XVI, Frankreich, um 1775, zweifach gestempelt N. PETIT, Mahagoni, zweiteiliges Möbel in strenger klassizistischer Formensprache, der Tisch auf hohen konischen Vierkantbeinen mit zwei Zargenschüben und nach vorne...

Starting price
€1,800
Live floor sale
Fri 16 Oct, 13:00 (Berlin time)
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Starting price€1,800
Buyer's premium (26,5 %)€477
All-in price€2,277
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