A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu, burr walnut, and mahogany gueridons

AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, CIRCA 1890

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A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu, burr walnut, and mahogany gueridons
After the model by Adam Weisweiler, Circa 1890
Each with circular ormolu-moulded Belgian granite top, supported on triple pairs of simulated bamboo columnar uprights joined by a tripartite undertier, on splayed feet
29 1/8in. (74cm.) high; 14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

The design of the present pair of occasional tables closely relates to the guéridon 'à double colonnettes', an innovation of the celebrated Parisian ébéniste, Adam Weisweiler (maître 1778). With the common feature being its twin 'bamboo' supports, Weisweiler produced several variations of the table. Examples are known to have been supplied to Madame du Barry and the Comte Skavronsky.

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