BY FIDELYS SCHEY, CIRCA 1780

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE
BY FIDELYS SCHEY, CIRCA 1780
The D-shaped bréche D'Alep marble top with pierced heart-shaped three-quarter gallery above a frieze drawer and two hinged drawers, above two conforming undertiers, between stop-fluted turned uprights headed by beaded panels centred by ribbon-tied foliage, on tapering fluted feet and gilt sabots, stamped 'F.SCHEY', some mounts probably replaced
35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high; 45 ¼ in. (115 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired by the grandfather of the current owner in the early 20th century; and by descent.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Fidelys Schey, maître in 1777.

Fidelys Schey (d. 1788) worked from a shop in the rue Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in Paris with a saleroom next door which was run by his wife. He mainly produced mahogany and mahogany-veneered furniture. In 1786 he delivered several pieces of furniture, including two tables à jeux, to the château de Fontainebleau.

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