Lot 256

Three Pieces Bronze Mounted Miniature Furniture

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

Continental, 19th century, comprising: tabletop vitrine, glass paneled sides and door opening to shelved interior, removable marble top, 14-3/4 x 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.; serpentine front three drawer chest, blue velvet lined interiors, gilt bronze scroll and foliate form pulls, 11-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 9 in.; document box in the form of a roll top desk and cabinet, upper case with hinged top and two glass paneled doors opening to divided interior, lower case with sliding shelf and cover, on paw feet, 16-1/2 x 10 x 9-1/2 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Condition

all with significant wear; vitrine with one glass paneled cracked, bronze mounts loose, top with some adhesive residue and wear from marble top, marble top with crack and repair; chest with most drawer pulls loose, scattered cracks throughout, some chips and repairs especially at drawer edges, large crack and separation at back, likely missing one bronze mount at bottom edge (two unused holes), wear and stains to interior linings; document box/cabinet with some warping (sliding shelf does not sit on track), sliding desk top/cover with most pieces broken off but retained, scattered surface scratches and small cracks,ΓΏ