Lot Essay
Charles Topino, maître in 1773.
Established in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Topino specialized in the production of light furniture enriched with marquetry, either in the form of flowers or 'naïf' still-lives inspired by the borders of Chinese screens. As his daybook for the years 1771-79 clearly reveals, Topino had very few private clients and was most often employed as specialist marqueteur by marchands ébénistes such as Héricourt, Dautriche, Migeon, Denizot, Delorme, Tuart, Boudin and Moreau.
Established in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Topino specialized in the production of light furniture enriched with marquetry, either in the form of flowers or 'naïf' still-lives inspired by the borders of Chinese screens. As his daybook for the years 1771-79 clearly reveals, Topino had very few private clients and was most often employed as specialist marqueteur by marchands ébénistes such as Héricourt, Dautriche, Migeon, Denizot, Delorme, Tuart, Boudin and Moreau.