282
A tripod table, Louis XVI (1774–1791)
Estimate €500–1.000
281
D. João V (1707–1750) / D. José (1750–1777) Commode
Estimate €600–1.200
Description
In walnut.
Ball-and-claw feet with knees carved with foliate motifs.
With two drawers and two large drawers with carved foliate decoration to the fronts.
Mounts in gilt metal.
Portugal, 18th century.
(signs of use, losses, defects, traces of woodworm)
97x126x72 cm
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