A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood, kingwood,... Lot n° 103

DESCRIPTION A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood, kingwood, amaranth, ebony, bone, ivory veneered game table, circa 1775, stamped by Henri Wirtz the frieze opening with a tray forming a chess set and on the reverse a reading tray, with a sliding top for the backgammon game with drawers, with a movable top with a green leather upholstery and on the other sides four small trays on easel with a leather top, stamped WIRTZ Height. 29½ in, width. 48¾ in, depth. 24½ in Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory. Pursuant to the UK Ivory Act 2018, clients based in the United Kingdom are not able to bid on / purchase this lot. Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosewood, violetwood, amaranth, ebony, bone, ivory and gilt bronze veneered games and quartet table. Louis XVI period, stamped Henri Wirtz, circa 1775 the belt opening with a chessboard and reading shelf, the sliding tray for the tric trac with compartments, the removable top with a green sheet on one side and four leather-covered easel shelves on the other, stamped WIRTZ Height 75 cm, width 124 cm, depth 62 cm Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory. In accordance with the UK Ivory Act 2018, UK-based customers are unable to bid on or purchase this lot. Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory and that in accordance with European Regulation 2021/2280 of December 16, 2021, the export of goods containing this material outside the EU is prohibited. Sotheby's will be able to issue the buyer with the intra-community certificate for this item. SALEROOM NOTICE Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory. In accordance with the UK Ivory Act 2018, UK-based customers are unable to bid for or purchase this lot. Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory. Pursuant to the UK Ivory Act 2018, clients based in the United Kingdom are not able to bid on / purchase this lot. Please note that Sotheby's will not be able to assist buyers with the transportation of lots containing elephant ivory outside the European Union. A buyer may not defer payment of the price of these lots, nor request cancellation of their sale, on the grounds that it would be impossible to export and/or import them. Please note that Sotheby's will not be able to assist buyers with the shipment outside the European Union of any lots containing Elephant Ivory. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or a sale's cancellation. PROVENANCE Collection des ducs d'Audiffret Pasquier, Château de Sassy (Orne), Galerie Luc Bouveret, Paris, 2004. ◉ Restricted Species