LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular serpentine white and grey marble top above a pierced rocaille carved frieze with C-scrolls centred by the French Royal coat-of-arms surmounted by a crown, on cabriole carved legs
79 cm. high x 138 cm. wide x 91 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The design for this table was inspired by a series of giltwood stands created for Louis XV between 1731-1757, called Tables des Chasses. Each was created for a stucco top showing maps of various royal domains. The present table most closely follows the table created by Roumier in 1731 for the top showing the map of Versailles. Cf D.Meyer Versailles Furniture of the Royal Palace Dijon, 2002, pp. 200-209.

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