A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND SYCAMORE PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES

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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND SYCAMORE PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES

BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND SYCAMORE PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES
BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each with fleur de pêcher marble top with moulded edge above a shaped door decorated with cube parquetry and enclosing a shelf, the concave-shaped angles with rockwork and cabochon cast clasps, the apron centred by a foliate spray, on short cabriole legs with pierced rockwork sabots, each stamped 'P. ROUSSEL' and 'JME', the lockplate and mouldings under the chute replaced
36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 28½ in. (72 cm.) wide; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

Pierre Roussel, maître in 1745.
This pair of encoignures is stamped by the celebrated ébéniste Pierre Roussel I (1723-1782) who worked in the Faubourg St Antoine and counted among his clientèle the Prince de Condé. The illusionistic cube parquetry is characteristic of his oeuvre. A table en chiffonnière with a similar cube parquetry was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 21 October 1997, lot 75.

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