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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD PARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONNIERE

BY ROGER VANDERCRUSE, CIRCA 1760

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD PARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONNIERE
BY ROGER VANDERCRUSE, CIRCA 1760
With rosette parquetry top above a frieze drawer to one side, stamped twice R.V.L.C
25 ½ in. (85 cm.) high, 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) wide, 15 in. (38 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Kraemer, Paris, in 1971.

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Lot Essay

Roger Vandercruse, dit Lacroix (RVLC), maître in 1755.

Roger Vandercruse was born the son of the ouvrier libre François van der Cruse in 1728. In 1755 Roger took over his father's business and ranks amongst the most notable 18th century Parisian ébénistes and counted amongst his clients the marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier, Madame du Barry at Louveciennes, the Royal Garde-Meuble and the duc d'Orléans.

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