Charles-Guillaume DIEHL - Lot 133

Lot 133
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4000 - 6000 EUR
Charles-Guillaume DIEHL - Lot 133
Charles-Guillaume DIEHL (1811-1885, attribute a) Veneer and marquetry work table of amaranth, birch, ebony, maple, and of holly with polylobe box and full belt with a dragonfly decoration on a background of foliage. A flap-like, scalloped plate a decor in marquetry of thought and discovering a raw interior (missing the upholstery). Tubular three-legged base made of a tubular tubular alloy with a decor of bronze locusts with a patina on the upper part and small turtles in the lower part (missing a tortoise) on triangular inlaid spacers of thoughts and small flattened spherical skates (restorations). Annotated plaque ?Muraire Toulon? on the reverse of the the flap. Height 74 cm - tray 39 x 33 cm Exhibition: a model of this table was presented at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. History: A model of this table is preserved. at the Musee d'Orsay (inv.OAO 1459) Bibliography: Odile Nouvel Kammerer, "Furniture French Napoleon III Annees 1880", Massin éditeur, Paris, 1996, model reproduced p. 91.
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