Fonsie Mealy's Chatsworth Fine Art Sale 27th & 28th September, 2022

Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 652. An important Louis XVI oval walnut and tulip wood Table En-Chiffonier , French 18th Century, by Jean-Pierre Dusautoy (1719-1800), stamped, with three quarter pierced brass gallery, the oval top with a tooled leather inset, inside a crossbanded edge, above three drawers, the top drawer with fitted interior, each ornate with brass escutcheon, raised on four shaped legs, united by a kidney shaped stretcher shelf, 82cms x 51cms (32” x 20”). (1) Provenance: Purchased in Paris by Lord Charles Beresford, having been once the Property of Queen Marie Antoinette. It was given as a gift to Mrs. Maude of Belgard Castle, Clondalkin, Dublin on the birth of her son Marcus “Markie”Maude in 1896, he died in Mesopotamia aged 24, 24th January 1921. By descent to Mount Juliet from Colonel Silcock, where purchased by the present vendor. €4,000 - €6,000 71