JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 October 2021 - 10:00 AM start
A 19thC French red tortoiseshell and cut brass Boulle marquetry bonheur du jour
Realised: $3,600 plus premium
Lot Details
the upper domed cabinet with two doors above two drawers; on a base with tooled leather writing surface above a baize lined slide and single frieze drawer; raised cabriole legs with ormolu mounts and sabot feet. 830 x 580 x 1500mm. CONDITION REPORT: Evidence of considerable borer, small patches of tortoiseshell missing, lifting of some of the cut brass and in some areas completely missing, one ormolu foot is absent. One brass keyhole escutcheon requires refixing and some of the cut brass pieces are in the drawer. Requires some attention.
