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Premier Auctions | Session II

Sat, Oct 3, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 472

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bedstead

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Bid Increments

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$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 century, with fine gilt bronze mounts on ebonized panels, on bronze mounted turned feet, highly figured mahogany veneers, rails with gilt bronze mounts, footboards with mask corner mounts, centering a ribbon and garland central panel, 56-1/2 x 62 x 84 in.ÿ - Provenance: Christie's 27 October 1998 for $5750; French Antique Shop, New Orleans, purchased June 2006 for $30,000; Estate of Dr. Joan C. Huntley, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Condition

top of crest possibly reduced in height? (appears to have a joint at base of top panel), otherwise very good condition with scattered minor veneer flaws, some minor surface distress, very minor lifting at some bronze mounts
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