Lot 573. Louis XIV bureau Mazarin in Boulle marquetry, attributed to Nicolas Sageot (1666-1731), Paris, late 17th-early 18th century. Estimate: € 70000-80000. Photo Hampel
Height: 78 cm. Width: 122.5 cm. depth: 71.5 cm. Stamped with crowned "SL" monogram on the side facing the wall.
Oak structure, veneered with tortoiseshell with red underlay and inlays in ormolu and brass. Black lacquer. With key. Restored and minor signs of aging
Provenance: Princess della Torre e Tasso
Acquired in the 1960s and bequeathed.
Note: The crowned "SL" monogram traditionally darstellt the Princes della Torre e Cup, an Italian branch of the German Princely House of Thurn and taxis.
Literature: see Jean Nerée Ronfort (ed.), Charles André Boulle. 1642 - 1732. Un nouveau style pour l'Europe, Somogy éditions d'art 2009 p. 294, no. 45th
Hampel. Wednesday, December 7, 2016