Dated 1738, it was almost certainly made for the House of Savoy, passed down by descent then entered a private French collection. It fetched £130,000 in Sotheby’s June 13 sale of French and Continental furniture.
Rare dressing table casket by Pietro Piffetti
UK: THIS 191/2in (49cm) wide engraved ivory-inlaid kingwood and boxwood dressing table casket is one of just six known pieces signed by the Italian royal cabinetmaker Pietro Piffetti.
