OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY CHAMBON, BRUXELLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A BELGIAN BRASS-MOUNTED, MAHOGANY, EBONY AND BRASS-LINED BUREAU PLAT
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY CHAMBON, BRUXELLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rectangular gilt-tooled green leather inset top with brass moulded edge above a central frieze drawer flanked by two deeper drawers, three simulated drawers to the reverse, on square tapering legs with brass sabots, marked: CHAMBON/BRUXELLES and stamped twice 5138
80 cm. high x 172 cm. wide x 82 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The French born Chambon family emigrated to Belgium in 1868. The father Alban Chambon (1847-1929) became a well-known architect and designer in Belgium.
All his three sons were involved with furniture design and manufacture. The most famous became Alfred Chambon (1884-1973). He was the one to show at the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in 1925. He is known as the most innovative force in the family, producing his high quality modern designs through his company Anciens Etablissements Alban Chambon

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