Louis XVI-style Ormolu-mounted Tulipwood- and Kingwood-veneered Parquetry Occasional

Description:

Louis XVI-style Ormolu-mounted Tulipwood- and Kingwood-veneered Parquetry Occasional France, late 19th/early 20th century, the circular top with a central kingwood parquetry panel, framed by crossbanded mahogany veneer and a bronze-mounted edge, raised on four cabriole legs each with ormolu mounts of various shells to each knee and joined by an X-form stretcher with an urn-form finial, marked "Made in France," ht. 30, dia. 21 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Top with several unobtrusive surface abrasions, veneers cleaned up and reglued, and with loss/rubbing to ormolu edge. Apron with scattered cracks, popping, loss, and patches to veneer. Urn-form finial atop stretcher is loose. Two sabots off but present (nail holes on corresponding feet may need to be repaired).


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