BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1775-80

The rounded sliding rectangular top with marquetry scene depicting figures amongst classical ruins, within a geometric greek key border, opening to reveal a green leather-lined writing surface with mirrored reverse and hinging to a sliding letter compartment, flanked by two hinged compartments, on tapering square legs joined by a confirmingly inlaid under-tier, on castors, stamped 'N.PETIT', the underside of top with brand mark of a hunting horn
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 22¹⁄₂ in. (57 cm.) wide; 14¹⁄₂ in. (37 cm.) deep

Possibly Henri-Eugène-Philippe-Louis d’Orléans, duc d’Aumale (1822-1897), château de Chantilly.
Marietta and Ronald Tree, Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, England.
With Matthew Schutz, New York.
Anonymous Sale Christie's New York, 9-10 February 2006, lot 350.

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