Lot Essay
Adam Weisweiler, matre in 1778
The use of distinctive, richly grained veneers such as yew-wood and thuya, the restrained outline and distinctive profile of the legs are all features of the oeuvre of the celebrated bniste Adam Weisweiler. A writing-table by Weisweiler with similar legs is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, le Mobilier Franais du XVIIIe Sicle, Paris, 1989, p. 86.
The use of distinctive, richly grained veneers such as yew-wood and thuya, the restrained outline and distinctive profile of the legs are all features of the oeuvre of the celebrated bniste Adam Weisweiler. A writing-table by Weisweiler with similar legs is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, le Mobilier Franais du XVIIIe Sicle, Paris, 1989, p. 86.