Lot Essay
Roger Vandercruse, maître in 1755.
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BY ROGER VANDERCRUSE ('RVLC'), CIRCA 1775
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND BOIS CITRONNIER TABLE À ÉCRIRE
BY ROGER VANDERCRUSE ('RVLC'), CIRCA 1775
With circular white veined marble top surround by pierced gallery, above a frieze drawer, raised on tapering legs ending in ormolu caps, stamped RVLC to underside of drawer, the interior of drawer with paper label inscribed '2099,' the underside with circular filled hole at center indicating that this board was originally conceived in the workshop as a central pedestal for a gueridon and re-used for this table
27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, 18 ¼ in. (46.3 cm.) diameter
BY ROGER VANDERCRUSE ('RVLC'), CIRCA 1775
With circular white veined marble top surround by pierced gallery, above a frieze drawer, raised on tapering legs ending in ormolu caps, stamped RVLC to underside of drawer, the interior of drawer with paper label inscribed '2099,' the underside with circular filled hole at center indicating that this board was originally conceived in the workshop as a central pedestal for a gueridon and re-used for this table
27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, 18 ¼ in. (46.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Perrin, Paris.
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