IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE LANGLOIS, CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY WRITING TABLE
IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE LANGLOIS, CIRCA 1770
The serpentine top centering a floral bouquet above a pullout writing slide, the back fitted with firescreen, the right side with a fitted drawer, on cabriole legs, the drawer bearing old paper label inscribed '16451, 3727, 33094,' and with ink '645'
30 ½ in. (77.4 cm.) high, 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) wide, 15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Estate of Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; Sotheby’s, New York, 17 May 1980, lot 302.

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Lot Essay

This small writing/work table was almost certainly executed by Pierre Langlois, one of the leading London cabinetmakers working at Tottenham Court Road from 1759, who produced a wide range of furniture in the French manner in the 1760s and 1770s.

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