A French ormolu-mounted kingwood, bois satine and marquetry centre table

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, CIRCA 1890

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A French ormolu-mounted kingwood, bois satine and marquetry centre table
In the Louis XVI Style, After the model by Jean-Henri Riesener, Circa 1890
The rectangular brche violette marble top with rounded corners, with an ormolu border, above a frieze drawer, the reverse with an apparent drawer, the sides each with marquetry panels, on tapering octagonal legs with foliate sabots
43 in. (110.5 cm.) wide; 29 in. (75.5 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This centre table is a replica of the celebrated model delivered by Jean-Henri Riesener to the Garde Meuble for Queen Marie-Antoinette, later placed in the Grand Drawing-Room in the Petit Trianon by Empress Eugnie, now still in-situ.

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