LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE AND MARQUETRY CENTER TABLE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: ZA6718
Louis XVI style table. France, 19th century. Parquet top. Mahogany, rosewood, gilt bronze. The legs, which retain their respective rollers, present a circular columnar shape, starting from a dado and ending in vase-like shapes highlighted with garlands, fine moldings, plant elements, and capitals similar to those of the classical Ionic order. The truncated cone-shaped profile of the legs closely follows the French Louis XVI models known as "pied à l'antique." From the dados of each two legs emerges a semicircular jamb, the two joined in the center by another dado, topped by a vase with profiles inspired by classical art. The waist of the table features semicircular shapes on the shorter sides and a rectangular projection on the longer ones; it is flanked by two gilt-bronze moldings and features a decoration of gilt-bronze plant elements on a green background, as well as dados reminiscent of classical triglyphs in the corners of the rectangular areas. The upper tabletop, which follows these same lines, displays a marquetry decoration drawing six-pointed stars thanks to a composition of geometric inlaid cubes. A drawer is hidden in one of the rectangular sides of the table. Neoclassical furniture, in France, appeared during the reign of Louis XV, from approximately the 1750s. It retains certain details of the French Transition style (approximately 1750–1774), such as its inspiration in Greco-Latin antiquity, the popularization of geometric marquetry, and the use of some curves. The Louis XVI style features classicizing scrolls, straight lines, classical architectural elements, clean, symmetrical forms, and a lack of movement. It was very common in the 19th century to use styles from before that century as inspiration for a range of creations. The table, which stands out both for the quality of its design and the materials used, can be compared to examples of such renowned cabinetmakers and firms as Holland and Sons, whose creations inspired numerous works, or those of Adam Weisweiler (France, c. 1750–after 1810), for example.
· Size: 118x70x76 cms
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