Lot 145: A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted ebony and citronnier bonheur du jour, stamped twice C. C. Saunier circa 1785

Name: A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted ebony and citronnier bonheur du jour, stamped twice C. C. Saunier circa 1785
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 320a7c2c7d

Est: $80,000 USD - $120,000 USD

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USMay 08, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Claude Charles Saunier (1735-1807), maître in 1752

Dimensions

measurements height 48 in.; width 32 in.; depth 17 in. alternate measurements 122 cm; 81.5 cm; 43 cm

Artist or Maker

Claude Charles Saunier

Notes

A virtually identical secrétaire is in the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, and illustrated, R. Vian des Rives, La Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Paris, 2002, p. 49. Another, almost identical but mounted with Sèvres plaques, previously with the Galerie Segoura, Paris, is illustrated P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII.e siècle, Paris, 2002, p. 823.

Auction Details

Important French Furniture, and Carpets

Sotheby's

May 08, 2009, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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