A LOUIS XVI PROVINCIAL OAK BIBLIOTHEQUE

CIRCA 1770

Details

A LOUIS XVI PROVINCIAL OAK BIBLIOTHEQUE
Circa 1770
The overhanging gadrooned cornice above a pair of rectangular glazed doors within husk-carved and ribbon-entwined surround, the panelled forecorners carved with flowerbead guilloche above a fluted base centering a panelled patera issuing laurel branches with foliate-carved apron, on paw feet headed with acanthus, doors previously with grille-insets
77in. (197cm.) high, 57in. (146cm.) wide, 23in. (58.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The bold carving of this bibliotheque and the exaggerated animal paw feet most closely relate it to provincial examples from the Normandy region. An armoire with similar gadrooned cornice and with guilloche carving is illustrated in L.Oliver, Mobilier Normand, Paris, n.d., pp.28-29.