STAMPED FOUR TIMES 'J.E. VASSOU' AND 'JME', CIRCA 1765 - 1770

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND PARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT
STAMPED FOUR TIMES 'J.E. VASSOU' AND 'JME', CIRCA 1765 - 1770
The rectangular top with inset black leather-lined writing-surface above three drawers panelled with flower-head filled geometric guilloche band, to the reverse blind, on square tapering legs terminating in part fluted caps with foliate ball feet, stamped to inside of right drawer and to the left side of the drawer, with various over-painted labels, one indistinctly dated '10-5-22', probably originally with further mounts to tops of legs
29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 51 in. (130 cm.) wide, 27 in. (69 cm.) deep

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Jean-Baptiste Vassou, maître in 1767.

Established first in the rue Saint Nicolas at the sign of 'La Tete Noire', Vassou's workshop was relocated after 1799 in the rue Saint Antoine. His abundant and somewhat eclectic production, much of which was for the marchand-merciers, included pieces ranging from the Louis XV and Transitional styles through the Louis XVI period. Unlike many of his counterparts, Vassou continued his production and prospered during the Revolution.

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