Lot Essay
Jean-François Dubut, probably an artisan privilégié du roi, died in 1778.
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STAMPED TWICE J.F. DUBUT AND FOUR TIMES JME, CIRCA 1740
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE AND PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE EN CABINET
Stamped twice J.F. DUBUT and four times JME, Circa 1740
The rounded rectangular liver marble top above a drop-front disguised as a drawer front, enclosing two pigeon-holes flanked by two smaller pigeon-holes and two short quarter-veneered drawers, one drawer fitted, the kneehole apron enclosing a frieze drawer flanked by two square drawers, one fitted with a coffre-fort the sides quarter-veneered, on cabriole legs with acanthus-sheathed scrolled sabots
36½in. (92.5cm.) high, 42½in. (108cm.) wide, 14in. (35.5cm.) deep
Stamped twice J.F. DUBUT and four times JME, Circa 1740
The rounded rectangular liver marble top above a drop-front disguised as a drawer front, enclosing two pigeon-holes flanked by two smaller pigeon-holes and two short quarter-veneered drawers, one drawer fitted, the kneehole apron enclosing a frieze drawer flanked by two square drawers, one fitted with a coffre-fort the sides quarter-veneered, on cabriole legs with acanthus-sheathed scrolled sabots
36½in. (92.5cm.) high, 42½in. (108cm.) wide, 14in. (35.5cm.) deep
Provenance
André Meyer and thence by descent.