A Louis XVI ormolu mounted tulipwood, bois satiné and marquetry table à écrire, by Jean Georges Schlichtig, French (born in Germany), circa 1765
Estimate $20,000 – $30,000
the trellis and flower head inlaid top above two drawers, the top drawer fitted with an adjustable writing surface flanked by side compartments, above square tapering supports with sabot, stamped to the underside 'JME G. SCHLICHTIG'
87 cm wide, 78 cm high, 54 cm deep
Provenance
The Owston Collection, Bonham's Australia, Sydney, 26 June 2010, lot 1313 (illustrated)
Mr Neville H. Grace, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, by descent from the above
Treasures, Sotheby's Australia, 24 October 2018, lot 50 (illustrated)
Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above
Literature
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989
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