BY PIERRE PIONIEZ, CIRCA 1765, REMOUNTED

With a frieze drawer and a side drawer, the underside with partial 19th century paper label with indistinct inscription, stamped P. PIONIEZ JME
27 in. (68.5 cm.) high, 26¹⁄₂ in. (67.5 cm.) wide, 15¹⁄₄ in. (38.5 cm.) deep

Acquired by Elizabeth Stafford from René Weiller, Paris, in 1967.
A Love Affair with France: The Elizabeth Stafford Collection; Christie's, New York, 1 November 2018, lot 1053.

J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1956, illus. p. 371, fig. D.

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