A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE

CIRCA 1770

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A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLE
Circa 1770
The crossbanded, quarter-veneered kidney-shaped top decorated with a ribbon-tied scrolled flowering branch within a scrolled border, above a herringbone tambour door, enclosing a shelf above a drawer, each side fitted with a secret compartment, the quarter-veneered sides and back decorated with a rounded rectangular panel, on cabriole legs with rocaille sabots, possibly originally with a stretcher, some marquetry of top reveneered
30in. (77.5cm.) high, 23in. (60cm.) wide, 14in. (37.5cm.) deep

Sale room notice

Correction: The actual height of the table is 30in. (77.5cm.) and not 35in. (90cm.) as stated in catalogue.

Lot Essay

In its overall form, this table is closely related to the oeuvre of Jacques-Laurent Cosson, who became maitre in 1765. A very similar table by the latter, which originally formed part of the collections of Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthivre (1725-1793) at the chteau de Chanteloup, was sold anonymously at Christie's New York, 21 October 1997, lot 158.

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