SMALL WRITING TABLE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The table is rectangular and stands on four long straight legs. The top is covered with a slab of variegated red marble and has a brass gallery with openwork around the back and two sides. All sides are decorated with marquetry panels representing diamond shapes each of which contains a quatrefoil. At the top of the front a leather-covered writing pad pulls out. There is one drawer below the writing pad and another one at the right side. The four corners have trompe l'oeil fluting. The legs are plain and taper down to simple brass sabots.

Object name:

SMALL WRITING TABLE

Made from:

Wood marquetry -- brass -- marble

Made in:

France

Date made:

ca. 1780

Size:

H. 28 × W. 19 × D. 13 1/2 in. (71.1 × 48.3 × 34.3 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

31.40

Class:

FURNITURE

Signature marks:

LABEL There are no signatures but a former collector's seal on the bottom reads: Frankfurt. N6 LM9 } HZA

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973