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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE

CIRCA 1775

Details

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER AND PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
CIRCA 1775
The top inlaid with floral parquetry above a frieze drawer with gilt-tooled red leather writing surface and concealed green silk-lined compartment, with red museum accession number 42.37
27¾ in. (70 cm.) high, 23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide, 15½ in. (39 cm.) deep

Provenance

Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers, New York, 1942.

Literature

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bulletin, pp. 47-66, April, 1942.

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Lot Essay

This elegant table with its restrained lines and use of architectural ornament reflects the understated neo-classicism of the 1760s and 1770s that became known as the Goût Grec. Though the maker of this table is unknown, the distinctive ormolu Vitruvian scroll mounts to the frieze are often featured in the work of Jacques van Oosterink, called Dautriche. A pair of commodes with this frieze were sold anonymously at Christie's, London, 13 June 2002, lot 170.

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