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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)
ca. 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...
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...
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...
LADIES' WRITING TABLE (BONHEUR-DU-JOUR)
LADIES' WRITING TABLE (BONHEUR-DU-JOUR)
31.3
Unknown
ca. 1785
In two sections- the upper is a cupboard with two glass doors and a marble top edged with an openwork railing in gilt metal; below this is a gilt metal band in low relief imitating drapery swags...
LADY'S WORK TABLE (TABLE EN CHIFFONIÈRE)
LADY'S WORK TABLE (TABLE EN CHIFFONIÈRE)
31.31
Adrien Delorme (Attributed to)
c. 1770
With a rectangular top fitted with three front drawers and a small writing pad above them, standing on four cabriole legs. The top has a slightly wavy edge, and is covered with a marquetry panel...
TABLE
TABLE
31.38
Unknown (Cabinet Maker)
c. 1780
The rectangular table stands on four straight legs. The front has a frieze drawer and two doors concealing a compartment for storage and two drawers. The top is covered with a panel of primitive...
RECTANGULAR TABLE
RECTANGULAR TABLE
31.39
Unknown (Cabinet Maker)
after 1850
The rectangular table has rounded corners and stands on four column-shaped legs. The top is covered with diamond pattern in marquetry. The front is fitted with a drawer, which has a projection in...
DROP-FRONT SECRETARY (SECRETAIRE À ABBATANT)
DROP-FRONT SECRETARY (SECRETAIRE À ABBATANT)
31.4
Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (Attributed to)
ca. 1780
The drop-front is square and set with a round medallion edged with a band of gilt bronze leaves and beading, this contains a wide area in marquetry of trellis enclosing single cornflowers, the...
TABLE (GUÉRIDON) (ONE OF TWO)
TABLE (GUÉRIDON) (ONE OF TWO)
31.49
Unknown
ca. 1810 (?)
The two tables are the same. The round top and a smaller lower shelf are in white marble edged with a narrow band of gilt bronze with gadrooning at the top edge. The three legs curve inward and...
TALL CABINET, ONE OF TWO
TALL CABINET, ONE OF TWO
31.5
Unknown
ca. 1785 (with later additions)
The wood is flame mahogany. The top has a low railing of openwork circles in gilt bronze; below this, a drawer with a band in openwork gilt bronze with alternating foliage and arched motifs; the...