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A Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted cut-brass-inlaid tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' writing-table

BY JEANDON, RETAILED BY MORANT BOYD MORANT & CO., LONDON, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted cut-brass-inlaid tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised 'Boulle' writing-table
By Jeandon, Retailed by Morant Boyd Morant & Co., London, Mid-19th Century
The rectangular top inset with a gilt-tooled red leather writing- surface, each angle flanked by a cartouche mount, the front with a frieze drawer centred by a lambrequin, the carcass of the drawer stamped to the back Jeandon, the back with similar frieze, the sides centred by a bearded mask, on cabriole legs each headed by a further bearded mask, on paw feet; the carcass stamped four times Jeandon and G. I. MORANT/91 NEW BOND ST.
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 38½ in. (98 cm.) wide; 24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Jeandon, a dealer and cabinetmaker specialising in marquetry, established his business at Boulevard Bourdon in 1842.

The well known firm of Morant, Boyd & Morant was established in 1790 by George Morant (d. 1846) at 88 New Bond Street, London. It continued to flourish and expand throughout the 19th century. By 1852 the firm was known as Morant & Boyd and had premises at 91 New Bond Street, and by 1858 they had moved to 81 New Bond Street. In that same year they supplied furniture to William Duckworth at Orchard Leigh Park, Frome, which was later sold at Christie's House sale, 21 & 22 September 1987, lots 99-101 and 243.

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