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Sat, Oct 23, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 597

Fine Pair Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bedsteads

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

French, late 19th/early 20th century, each with parquetry veneers set with fine bronze mounts, headboards with putti figures centering a convex marquetry panel depicting Venus and her attendants, with bronze surround, bronze foot and rail appliques, footboards set with large stylized fish mounts, stamped "Made in France, Poilu", 53 x 47 x 83 in., interior 38 x 76-1/2 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

scattered veneer chips and losses especially at top edges of footboards, other typical minor veneer cracks and distress, some minor lifting of bronze mounts, scattered surface dust and mildew

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