Lot 154
A LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE MOUNTED AND WHITE MARBLE TOPPED ACAJOU MOUCHETÉ BONHEUR DU JOUR, CIRCA 1780, the demilune breakfront marble top enclosed by a conforming reticulated balustrade, above a dentilated and molded entablature, with a guilloché and paterae cast frieze, concealing a conforming drawer, over a central glass paneled door within beaded mille rais encadrements, opening to a single shelf interior, flanked by Doric stop fluted columnar pilasters on rectangular mille rais paneled pedestals, centering a long recessed paneled drawer with a bronze lined keyhole, and framed in beaded leaf tip encadrements, within galleried quarter round marble side shelves above similarly mounted and paneled curved swing pocket drawers, set within a flaring molded plinth on a rectangular kneehole desk with pierced ring gallery sides flanking a circular pull mounted writing panel, sliding open to a cross banded gilt tooled brown leather inset surface, above a central long drawer within two side short drawers mounted in matching beaded encadrements and lined keyholes, each opening to hinged compartment interiors, raised on Doric stop fluted columnar legs ending in circular socles and marguerite mounted block plinths, joined by a galleried shelf stretcher on toupie feet tapering to conforming sabots, hidden button drawer releases throughout, and includes two keys. Height: 52.25" Width: 31.75" Depth: 18.00"
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Condition:
Good condition for French antique furniture of this age, use and materials including, but not limited to normal faded areas, expected age cracks, minor small marks and scratches, old repairs, rubbed areas on most gilt bronze mounts, bronze mounts possibly re-gilt, restorations, marble has light surface wear and the mahogany areas have surface build up throughout.
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