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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND GREY-PAINTED CONSOLE TABLE
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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND GREY-PAINTED CONSOLE TABLE

BY HENRI BRUNEL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND GREY-PAINTED CONSOLE TABLE
BY HENRI BRUNEL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular grey-veined white marble top with moulded edge, above a frieze carved with ribbon-tied fruiting laurel branches and floral rosettes, on turned fluted and tapering legs joined by entrelacs and rope-twist carved stretchers centred by an acanthus-carved circular platform, on carved toupie feet, stamped three times 'H. BRUNEL'
37¾ in. (96 cm.) high; 81 in. (206 cm.) wide; 30¾ in. (78 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Henri Brunel, maître in 1763.

Surprisingly little is known about Henri Brunel, apart from the fact that he was granted his maîtrise on July 9 1763, became adjoint à syndic in 1788 and syndic the following year. His workshop was recorded in the rue et barrière de Sèvres.

Related high-legged giltwood console tables of the late 18th century include one by Henri Jacob with a similarly fruited and floral-carved frieze, sold from the collection of Hussein Pacha, Tajan, Paris, 14 March 1993, lot 170 (FF350.000).

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