Lot 270
270
A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY TABLE DE SALON
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR (LOTS 261-275)
A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY TABLE DE SALON

BY JOSEPH GENGENBACH, DIT CANABAS, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY TABLE DE SALON
BY JOSEPH GENGENBACH, DIT CANABAS, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular moulded top, above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer, on lyre supports joined by a stretcher and terminating in shaped supports, stamped 'J.CANABAS'
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67.5 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep (3)
Provenance
With Jacques Perrin, Paris, where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Joseph Gengenbach, did Canabas, maître in 1766.
Canabas trained with celebrated ébénistes such as Jean-François Oeben and Pierre Migeon. He specialised in small functional pieces devoid of exaggerated ornamentation or mounts, using the finest mahogany veneers.
A related pair of tables déssertes by the ébéniste featuring pierced lyre end supports, was sold, 'Mirroir d'une Passion', Christie's, Paris, 16 December 2009, lot 472.

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