Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

Louis Grade & Pelcot Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour

Price realized
$732
Pre-sale estimate
$800 – $1,500
Hammer price
$600
Category
Dressers, Desks & Vanities
Sold
January 26, 2025
Sale
DAY 3 -JANUARY 2025 NEW YEAR'S FINE ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

French Louis XVI style ladies writing desk, late 19th c., with bronze dore mounts, pierced gallery above dual cabinet doors, with marquetry instruments, ribbons, and floral motifs, above two drawers and flip-top case, revealing purple fabric surface, over additional frieze drawer, rising on fluted and tapered legs, ending on brass cap feet, the lock stamped Grade et Pelcot/ R. de la Paix 23, Paris, approx 56"h, 31"w, 20"d

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.