From:

Richard Kahn

Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 3:54 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Fwd: Boulle desk

Please advise if you gave cartonnier?<=div> Happy that they are more bullish on valuation If n= cartonnier I will have them give us a value

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| Field | Value |
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| From | [redacted] |
| Date | December 20, 2013 at 6:17:10 PM EST |
| To | [redacted] |
| Cc | [redacted] |
| Subject | Boulle desk |
| Notes | Several portions of the header are redacted/black bars |

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Rich,

Mr. Epstein's desk is by Andre-Charles Boulle=and the value is above the 1986 purchase price. However, the side mou=ts were replaced in the 1760's with the lion's masks ( dark=brown dot in each circled area shows where original mount was). This was a normal occurrence in the 18th century to make earlier=pieces more in line with current fashions.

Now, this is where it gets interesting. Sotheby=E2 s catalogue illustrates a cartonnier (illustrated below) whic= they described as "later" that came with the desk. &=bsp; Does Mr. Epstein have the cartonnier? It's ob=iously hard to say from this black and white photo, but stylistically, the cartonnier could be from=the 1760's. If so, it was likely made at the same time the li=n's masks were put on the sides and would make the desk significant=y more valuable.

If Mr. Epstein does have the cartonnier, we would nee= to see it to verify its age as it will obviously impact the value we give h=m. Also, what sort of value does Mr. Epstein need? Is he p=ssibly interested in selling the desk?

Kind regards,

Anne

Anne Igelbrink
Vice P=esident, European Furniture
CHR=STIE'S
212.6=6.2386 (w)

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