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Antique Furniture & Paintings from an Italian Estate

Tuesday 29 October 2024, 03:00 PM • Milan

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Mahogany wood center desk, stamped L. Moreau, France, Luis XVI, late 18th century

Estimate

€ 1.200 - 1.800

Sold

€ 2.193

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

h cm 74x111x57
the rectangular top centered by leather insert and with gilt bronze profile, three drawers at the band, the corners with gilt bronze festoons, truncated pyramidal legs with bronze sabots

Provenance

Sotheby's, Important French and Continental Furniture and Decorations From the Estate of Marie Vergottis, London, 14th June 2000, lot 209

Specialist Notes

Louis Moreau (1740-1791) earned his master in 1764 and was both a cabinetmaker and furniture merchant. He practiced on the rue de l'Échelle-Saint-Honoré “À la descente des Thuileries.” His patrons, members of the aristocracy and the court of Louis XVI, included the Menus-Plaisirs