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Lot 249
Sale 2370 - English & Continental Furniture & Dec Ar
Mar 22, 2007
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$3,000 -
5,000
Lot Description
French red stained tortoiseshell and brass boulle marquetry box 19th century, signed vervelle aine
The rectangular hinged top top monogrammed CM opening to a padded interior, the hinged front opening to a drawer, the lock engraved Vervelle Aine; the whole veneered with premiere partie boulle marquetry. NOTE: Maison Vervelle was established in 1804 and exhibited at the 1827 and 1844 Expositions and also at the 1855 Paris Exposition Universelle. It is evident that the firm specialized in boulle marquetry furnishings, a number of boxes and small tables are recorded as being sold.
H: 6 1/2, W: 15 1/2, D: 12 in.