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Maurice Elysee Durfrene (1876 - 1955)
A fine quality Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry inlaid buffet, the panelled back with a central marquetry foliate medallion flanked by curved glazed doors, the lower section with three frieze drawers and two central panelled doors flanked by open display shelves, the whole with naturalistic foliate carving and exotic wood inlay, 225 x 163.5 x 69 cm.
Provenance: for a similar example see The Paris Salons 1895 -1914 Vol III page 155.
Sold for $4,500
Lot 400
A fine quality Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry inlaid buffet, the panelled back with a central marquetry foliate medallion flanked by curved glazed doors, the lower section with three frieze drawers and two central panelled doors flanked by open display shelves, the whole with naturalistic foliate carving and exotic wood inlay, 225 x 163.5 x 69 cm.
Provenance: for a similar example see The Paris Salons 1895 -1914 Vol III page 155.
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Dec Arts Sunday Sale
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Sale: LJ5516
12:00pm - 5 June 2011
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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