A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted tulipwood, amaranth, and palissandre meuble d'appui

BY EDMOND POTEAU, PARIS, CIRCA 1890

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A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted tulipwood, amaranth, and palissandre meuble d'appui
By Edmond Poteau, Paris, Circa 1890
The serpentine-fronted brèche de Benou jaune marble top above a conforming scrolled frieze and case fitted with a pair of quarter-veneer panelled doors opening to reveal two adjustable shelves, the concave sides with similar panels, on scrolled feet, the lock engraved E. POTEAU/59.Rue de Turenne/PARIS
51¾ in. (131.5 cm.) high; 58 in. (147.4 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Ledoux-Lebard records Edmond Poteau as having had a workshop at 9, rue Mignon, Paris, between 1856 and 1874, and at 59, rue de Turenne towards the end of the century. Poteau's work favoured the Transitional and Louis XVI styles, with particular emphasis on fine marquetry and parquetry inlay.

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