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CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE) (ONE OF TWO)
CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE) (ONE OF TWO)
31.19
Unknown (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1785
The tops are in a reddish mottled marble. On the front across the top is a brass interlace of large and small circles, the larger ones centering an ormolu rosette. The door for the one shelf...
ROLLTOP DESK (BUREAU À CYLINDRE)
ROLLTOP DESK (BUREAU À CYLINDRE)
31.2
Conrad Mauter (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1780
Conrad Mauter was one of the many cabinetmakers of German descent working in Paris in the eighteenth century. Appointed cabinetmaker in 1782 to the comte d’Artois, brother to Louis XVI, Mauter...
CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE) (ONE OF TWO)
CORNER CUPBOARD (ENCOIGNURE) (ONE OF TWO)
31.20
Unknown (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1785
The tops are in a reddish mottled marble. On the front across the top is a brass interlace of large and small circles, the larger ones centering an ormolu rosette. The door for the one shelf...
MINIATURE WRITING DESK (BONHEUR-DU-JOUR)
MINIATURE WRITING DESK (BONHEUR-DU-JOUR)
31.21
Charles Topino (Attributed to)
1770-1775
The table has an upper section topped with a brass railing. This section consists of two cupboards, and a shallow drawer with an open shelf between them. The table rests on cabriole legs that...
MINIATURE SIDEBOARD (ÉTAGÈRE)
MINIATURE SIDEBOARD (ÉTAGÈRE)
31.22
Unknown (Maker)
1793 ?
The body is in three sections - the center which encloses a cupboard with two doors in the lower part and a shallow drawer in the upper, and two lower flanking wings which are curved and open. All...
LADIES' WRITING AND DRESSING TABLE
LADIES' WRITING AND DRESSING TABLE
31.23
Jean-Francois Oeben (Style of)
1760-1770
This table, covered with floral marquetry of great delicacy, is an excellent example of the creation of new furniture forms in the eighteenth century to satisfy the demands of a sophisticated...
ROUND TAMBOUR TABLE (GUÉRIDON)
ROUND TAMBOUR TABLE (GUÉRIDON)
31.24
Pierre Migeon III (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1770
The table is tambour shaped supported on tripod feet with a shelf in between them. The top is circular with a gilt brass gallery and with slight projections above the three feet. It has a...
LADIES' WRITING TABLE
LADIES' WRITING TABLE
31.25
Nicolas Lannuier (Maker)
ca. 1785-1793
The marquetry top has in the center an oval panel with zigzags in light wood bordered in dark. The zigzags form rectangles which hold fleurettes in light wood. The frame for this has outer and...
SMALL WRITING TABLE (TABLE À ECRIRE)
SMALL WRITING TABLE (TABLE À ECRIRE)
31.26
François-Gaspard Teuné (Cabinet Maker)
ca. 1770
The table is rectangular and rests on four tapering legs. The top is inlaid in marquetry with the view of a street of a town seen in perspective. This is edged by a brass railing on three sides...
JEWEL CABINET (COFFRE DE BIJOUX À VOYAGE)
JEWEL CABINET (COFFRE DE BIJOUX À VOYAGE)
31.27
Unknown
ca. 1760
The form of this chest-on-stand derived from Renaissance marriage coffers in which a bride kept her trousseau. By the late seventeenth century, however, these extraordinary pieces had been reduced...
TWO-TIERED CONSOLE TABLE
TWO-TIERED CONSOLE TABLE
31.28
Martin Carlin (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1775
The top is rectangular with the two forward corners cut off. Both the top and a lower shelf are covered with slabs of white marble, each edged by a brass railing composed of alternate large and...
WORK AND WRITING TABLE (TABLE EN CHIFFONIÈRE)
WORK AND WRITING TABLE (TABLE EN CHIFFONIÈRE)
31.29
Bernard II van Risenburgh (BVRB) (Attributed to)
c. 1760
The table has a rectangular top, a shaped apron which contains one side drawer, and a lower shelf. It stands on slight long curved legs. The top with slightly projecting corners is covered with a...