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A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted ebony and camomile lacquer commode attributed to Joseph Baumhauer, called 'Joseph, maître'.   circa 1767 86 x 151 x 68 cm The commode having a grey marble top and two doors mounted with camomile lacquer panels, decorated with polychrome figures and buildings, mounted with gilt-bronze rams' masks and enclosing three drawers, veneered with tulipwood and bordered with amaranth, stamped 'JME'. This was the stamp of the juré (elected officer) of the guild. Edward Holmes Baldock, a dealer in French furniture of...

Attributed to Vulliamy.   A pair of Regency ormolu-mounted Chinese famille jaune baluster pot-pourri vases, with pierced trellis-work necks, serpent finials and squared zoomorphic mask handles.   26.7cm high....