Lot 110
110
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE, GREEN-STAINED WOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE, GREEN-STAINED WOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD, SYCAMORE, GREEN-STAINED WOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
Third quarter 18th Century
The rectangular top with rounded angles above a frieze drawer with vitruvian scroll decoration, with a leather-lined hinged writing surface concealing a well and flanked by various inkwells, missing liners, above three drawers inlaid sans traverse, the sides conformingly inlaid, on cabriole legs joined by an undertier with three-quarter gallery and on upswept foliate scrolled sabots, stamped indistinctly 'JME' to the underside, largely remounted
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 12½ in. (32 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

The distinctive, illusionistic cube-parquetry of this table à écrire was almost certainly developed by Jean-François Oeben circa 1760, but was soon employed by various other ébénistes working in the Transition period such as Oeben's brother-in-law, Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix. From the beginning of his career, Lacroix specialised in the production of small, costly items of furniture, often embellished with intricate marquetry.

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