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Lot 61

A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat

Lot 61

A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Estimate$2,000 – $4,000

Status

Closed

A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat

18th Century

Height 29 x width 57 x depth 28 1/4 inches.

Property from a Private Collection

The desk is overall in sturdy, professionally conserved and usable condition. The bronze has a slightly dirty / dark patina, probably with the original gilding. The leather top has rich, mellow color and is probably original, or at least 19th century, with typical scratches, wrinkles and wear. The drawer liners have been re-built in the 19th century. The brasses and locks are 19th century replacements, but stylistically correct for the period of the desk, and they are old hardware. There is lifting brass inlay on the top of the desk that needs repair, and some other areas of slightly lifting or warped inlay. Other scuffs, scratches, old worm holes, discolorations and touch-ups to the ebonized finish as is normal for age.

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Corbin Horn

Vice President, Head of Department, European Furniture & Decorative Arts

corbinhorn@freemansauction.com 312.334.4214

Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

benfisher@freemansauction.com 312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Mike Intihar

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Mike Intihar is the Senior Director of Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest at Hindman Appraisals.

Mr. Intihar joined the firm in 1997, and he has expertise in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century Continental, English and American decorative arts and furniture. Mr. Intihar appraises and catalogues approximately 6,000 objects annually for auction and appraisal purposes, and he performs onsite appraisals at various appraisal fairs and events throughout the year. He attends international antique trade shows to assess the global demand for objects handled at auction and retail. Prior to working at Hindman, Mr. Intihar was a senior administrator for Sotheby’s, Chicago, and he began his career at Wolf’s Fine Art Auctioneers in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mike Intihar is the Senior Director of Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest at Hindman Appraisals.

European Furniture & Decorative Arts

A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat

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