A brass and tortoiseshell inlaid première-and contre-partie boulle marquetry commode attributed to Nicolas Sageot (1666-1731). Louis XIV, circa 1700. photo courtesy Sotheby's the rectangular top with curved corners above a serpentine front with three...

A turtleshell and brass boulle marquetry cartel clock, the dial signed by Isaac Thuret horloger du Roi Louis XIV, early 18th century Estimate 80,000—120,000 GBP LITERATURE AND REFERENCES : Royal Clocks, Cedric Jagger, P.124-125 French Clocks The World...