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Lot 869 D‡α

A Louis XVI style gaming table

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 15.000 € - 18.000 €
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A Louis XVI style gaming table

Elegant ebony and oak console table with fluted column supports on casters and Neoclassical ormolu mountings. The top folds out to form a writing surface covered with (replaced) pink velvet. H 74, W when folded 104, D 52 cm.
Paris, attributed to Grohé Frères, third quarter 19th C.

The Grohé brothers, Guillaume (1808 - 1885) and Jean-Michel, originally from the Grand Duchy of Hesse, founded a workshop in Paris around 1827. In 1847, they opened the house Grohé Frères and specialised in finest quality reproductions of furniture from bygone eras. Their clients included King Louis-Philippe, Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, as well as Queen Victoria.

Provenance

Formerly owned by the Pasha of Egypt.
Private collection, Rome.