Bonheur du jour Pierre Harry MEWESEN. Transition period. - Lot 92

Bonheur du jour Pierre Harry MEWESEN. Transition period. Bonheur du jour in rosewood, amaranth and sycamore marquetry decorated with utensils, vases and post friezes. It opens on the top with six drawers and on the base with an inset drawer forming a writing case. The cambered and pinched uprights are joined by an indented crotch shelf. Chased and gilded bronze trim: lingotière, key escutcheons, falls and set sabots. Stamped: P.H. MEWESEN Pierre Harry MEWESEN. Master in 1766 and JME. Paris. Transitional Louis XV- Louis XVI period. H_88.5 cm W_61.5 cm D_42.5 cm Some bronzes probably later. Provenance : Hôtel Lambert sale. Une Collection Princière. Sotheby's Paris. October 13, 2022. Lot 542. Expert : Stéphane Pépe