HEART-SHAPED TABLE, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown (Cabinet Maker) , French and Company (Retailer)
About this object
The Louis XVI style heart-shaped table is inlaid with marquetry of ribbon draped musical instrument on side door panels. Borders are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Gilt bronze holly top molding and mounts on shaped legs. Back part of top has gilt bronze gallery. Marjorie Merriweather Post had these made to match her roll-top desk by Roentgen (see 33.222).
- Object name:
- HEART-SHAPED TABLE, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Wood -- marquetry -- mother-of-pearl -- glass -- gilt bronze
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- c. 1928
- Size:
- 72.4 x 47 x 45.7 cm (28 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 31.110.2
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- MARK
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973