THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOT 189)

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE

CIRCA 1750

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
CIRCA 1750
The serpentine top inlaid with a floral marquetry spray, above a frieze drawer and a slide, on cabriole legs, the top re-laid onto a later core, the ormolu border to top and escutcheons later, the other mounts 18th century
27 3/4 in. (73.5 cm) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide, 16 in. (42 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The use of bois de bout floral marquetry is often associated with the oeuvre of Bernard II van Risenburgh (BVRB, maître in 1730). It was however also employed by numerous of his confrères, including Roger van der Cruse, known as Lacroix, Joseph Baumhauer, Jacques Dubois and Jacques-Philippe Carel, so a conclusive attribution is often elusive. Interestingly, of these, both Dubois and Carel are known to have subcontracted work to their contemporaries in their capacities as marchands.

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