Lot 189
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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES
A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES
A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES
A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES
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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES

BY CHARLES TOPINO, CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CITRONNIER, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCCASIONAL TABLES
BY CHARLES TOPINO, CIRCA 1770
Each with oval galleried top surrounding a basket of flowers over a freize drawer and angular cabriole legs joined by a medial shelf, each stamped C TOPINO, restorations to veneers, the drawers rebuilt with later locks
28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 16 ¼ in. (41.5 cm.) wide, 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Born around 1735, Charles Topino worked as an independent craftsman before gaining his maitrise in 1773. He settled in the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, specializing in pieces of light furniture such as small tables, bonheurs-du-jours and chiffonieres. In addition to his own pieces, Topino had a thriving career as a specialist marqueteur and supplied work to his fellow ébénistes such as Pioniez and Nicolas Petit as well as the marchand-ébéniste, Léonard Boudin. The two collaborated very closely and Boudin's livre de commandes refers to a significant number of tables à marqueterie de vases, supplied by Topino between 1772 and 1774. As a specialist marqueteur, Topino's oeuvre was often obscured by the work of his fellow ébénistes as their stamp would be on the furniture that incorporated his marquetry panels.

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