CIRCA 1780-1795

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A Dutch satinwood, rosewood and fruitwood marquetry tea-table
Circa 1780-1795
The quarter-veneered top centred by a shell motif, simulated dentilled raised rim above a frieze drawer with enamelled mounts depicting classical urns, on tapering square legs with brass toupie feet
77 cm. high x 78 cm. wide x 43 cm. high

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Lot Essay

This tea-table with enamelled mounts was conceived during the last phase of the development of Dutch marquetry furniture, between circa 1780 and 1795. Whereas marquetry furniture produced in the preceding period - with naturalistic marquetry and picturesque ormolu mounts - attempted to emulate French examples, this later phase demonstrates a mixture of influences, whereby the influences from England gradually overshadowed those from France. This influx from England was probably stimulated by the spread of printed furniture designs, such as Hepplewhite's The Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Guide (1788) and Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book (1794), which almost certainly became an important source of inspiration for furniture-makers in Holland.
See also: R.J. Baarsen, Meubelen en Zilver op de tentoonstelling 'Edele Eenvoud', Neo-Classicisme in Nederland in 1765-1800, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, 1989, p. 119

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