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The Chest of Drawers That Came in From the Cold

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 23 March 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

If you think you've seen this piece before, that's not surprising: it was in the sale of the famous Paul-Louis Weiller collection.

Commode with veneering in rosewood, kingwood, ebony and Karelian birch with silver... The Chest of Drawers That Came in From the Cold

Commode with veneering in rosewood, kingwood, ebony and Karelian birch with silver fillets, inlaid with quatre-foils in ivory latticework, repoussé, cast chased silver, top inlaid with a medallion with the ornate monogram of Catherine II of Russia and at the corners of the reserves with the Siberian arms, Russian craftsmanship from c. 1762-1765, 77 x 103 x 54 cm (30.3 x 40.5 x 21.3 in).
Estimate: €250,000/300,000

Nicknamed "Paul-Louis XIV" by Greta Garbo, Paul-Louis Weiller, who died at 100 years old in 1993, was a pioneer in aviation, a hero of the Great War, a well-informed bibliophile, and a lover of antique art with the means to match his ambitions and fancies. "To be surrounded by…
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Tuesday 23 March 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Gros & Delettrez
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