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François Ignace Papst, maître in 1785.
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CIRCA 1790, STAMPED F I PAPST AND JME
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A LATE LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY TABLE A PUPITRE
Circa 1790, stamped F I PAPST and JME
The rectangular top with reading stand ratcheting above a conforming case with a drawer to either end, one fitted with compartments for writing implements, the whole lifting on an adjustable stop-fluted stem, on a tripod base with brass casters
30½in. (77.5cm.) high unextended, 21in. (53.5cm.) wide, 30¼in. (77cm.) deep
Circa 1790, stamped F I PAPST and JME
The rectangular top with reading stand ratcheting above a conforming case with a drawer to either end, one fitted with compartments for writing implements, the whole lifting on an adjustable stop-fluted stem, on a tripod base with brass casters
30½in. (77.5cm.) high unextended, 21in. (53.5cm.) wide, 30¼in. (77cm.) deep