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Lot 1005 Dα

A French inlaid night stand

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.250 € (incl. premium)

A French inlaid night stand

Rosewood, boxwood, maple and stained wood inlays on oak and softwood, gilt bronze and brass mountings, red marble top. Slightly bombé form night table with three drawers on tall, tapering serpentine supports. The drawer fronts inlaid with flowering sprigs in reserves. Inscribed JME H. HANSEN JME on the apron of the middle drawer. The locks, lock plates and keys replaced, the marble restored. H 74, W 51, D 33.5 cm.
France, attributed to Hubert Hansen, mid-18th C.

Literature

For this cabinetmaker cf.: Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris 1989, p. 432 ff.