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A WHITE MARBLE, GILT-BRONZE, MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEERED BONHEUR DU JOUR, LOUIS XVI, STAMPED A.WEISWEILER |
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- mahogany, gilt-bronze, marble
- Haut. 122 cm., larg. 71 cm., prof. 45 cm.; Height 48 in., width 28 in., depth 17 3/4 in.
the upper part as a vitrine containing a shelf, the frieze opening by a drawer with a writing board and compartments, stamped underneath the back crossbra and underneath the drawer A.WEISWEILER
Catalogue Note
This bonheur du jour is very close to a project illustrated in the pl. 11 from the edition in 1801 of the review Pierre de la Mésangère (1761-1831), Collection des Meubles et Objets de Goût, published between 1796 and 1830 (ill. U. Leben, Molitor, Paris, 1992, p. 106).