Furniture & Works of Art - 8th July 2014

Lot 435

λ  A 19th century French mahogany Palais Royale style piano étui

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380

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Description

λ  A 19th century French mahogany Palais Royale style piano étui, inlaid ivory and ebonised keys, the interior with a mirror to the lid and fitted with a lift-out plush lined tray with mother of pearl reel holders, bodkins and a case, with scissors, a scent bottle and a thimble, above a musical movement stamped '1575', on ebonised turned legs, 15.4cm high, 29cm wide, 19.1cm deep.

Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes.