Lot Essay
With its dependence on the rich figuring of the mahogany and simple ormolu mouldings, this table à manger is designed in the restrained 'Etruscan' style of the 1790s. In character, it resembles the documented oeuvre of Bernard Molitor, who supplied tables à jeux of closely related character and mounts (U. Leben, B. Molitor, London, 1992, p.199, figs. 118a-c).