A ROCOCO REVIVAL ROSEWOOD MARQUETRY AND MARBLE CONSOLE TABLE

NEW YORK, CIRCA 1860-70

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A ROCOCO REVIVAL ROSEWOOD MARQUETRY AND MARBLE CONSOLE TABLE
New York, circa 1860-70
The bowfront marble top with rounded outset corners above a conforming frame with floral marquetry above an applied scroll skirt centered with an ormolu rosette on two scroll-carved legs headed with stylized flower and scroll ormolu mounts and joined by a shaped stretcher with a central cartouche decorated with a rocaille mount
35.3/8in. high, 35in. wide, 21in. deep

Lot Essay

This rococo revival table is reminiscent of the work of several New York cabinetmakers including Charles Baudouine (working 1829-1856) and Leon Marcotte. For examples of work completed by the firm of Leon Marcotte and his brother-in-law, Auguste-Emile Ringuet-Leprince, see Nina Gray, Leon Marcotte: Cabinetmaker and Interior Decorator in Luke Beckerdite, American Furniture, American Furniture, 1994, p.49-72.

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