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A PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY CARTONNIERS, MAISON MOTTHEAU ET FILS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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October 28, 02:44 PM GTNN

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5,000 - 8,000 GBP

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY CARTONNIERS, MAISON MOTTHEAU ET FILS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY


of typical form, the rectangular top above six drawers, the bronze mounts stamped 'EM' to the reverse, unusual inscription to the underside of one of the drawer linings: ''Horreur et mépris à Guillaume ce sinistre pantin qui malgré sa fureur imaginaire n’a pu empêcher mon travail de se faire’ / Hugo Wo...ters, Paris 1919"

155cm. high, 70cm. wide, 50cm. deep; 5ft. 1in., 2ft. 3½in., 1ft. 7¾in.


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Adrian Alan, Empire Style: Splendour, Symbolism & Power, p.16.