$3,500
FRENCH NAPOLEONIC EMPIRE, MAHOGANY BONHEUR DU JOUR, C. 1830, H 54", W 34", D 23":Top section decorated with black painted classical style figures set into satinwood oval reserves and having 3 small doors separated by tapered ebony pilasters with dore bronze eagle heads and claw feet - half round ebony columns flank the doors at the ends. The bottom section having a sliding writing surface cover, single outside drawer, ring pulls, chamfered corners with vertical rectangular satinwood panels having black painted classical style decoration, the whole raised on tapered rectangular legs having dore and black patina Egyptian head capitals. ex Rinaldi Estate, Sunset Lane, Grosse Pointe Farms
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2006-03-12