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Premier Catalog Auction - Session II

Fri, Nov 16, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 597

Napoleon III Boulle Style Tantalus Set

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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 century, ebonized, serpentine case with bronze and faux-painted tortoise inlay, monogrammed "AB", with fit interior handled rack holding four small etched glass decanters and sixteen cordials, 10-1/2 x 13 x 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: From the Collection of Daniel Bibb, Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

typical age related wear and cracking to veneer, light abrasions throughout, cracking and warping at interior base, handled tray, some restoration at interior, possibly later lock, missing key, glass is in excellent condition with some anomalies as made