Lot 324
First quarter 18th century, the marble top above two short and one long drawer with quarter veneer and feather banded fronts having richly cast ormolu handles, escutcheons, the swept legs with leaf cast chutes and sabots.
Height 85cm, Width 111cm, Depth 57cm
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000
Overall condition consistent with age and use, some chips to veneer, evidence of old worm damage, separation to metal strips at front, one handle with slight crack to ormolu, some panels detached from the top of the commode underneath the marble (not visible with marble on, housed in one of the drawers).
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Sotheby's, New York, Fine French Furniture, 21 May 1992, lot 62
Mr J. Smiley, Woollahra
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8651
2:00pm - 13 September 2022
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
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