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A FRENCH 18TH CENTURY LOUIS XV ORMOLU MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD AND SATINE
PARQUETRY
SECRÉTAIRE ABATTANT
by Charles Chevalier maitre CWC 1732, the shaped
Breche d’Alep
marble top above a fall front opening to reveal a gilt tooled leather writ-
ing surface, and an interior fitted three compartments and six drawers including one with an inkwell, above a central drawer fitted with
sliding surfaces hiding compartments and a central adjustable lecturn above a pair of doors opening to a single shelf on cabriole feet with
foliate cast sabots, stamped under the marble,
Chevallier JME
, 133.5cm high; 114cm wide; 41cm deep (52.5” high; 44.5” wide; 16” deep)
Charles Chevallier (1703-1771) established his workshop on Rue du Bac, Paris, and his production consists essentially of fine marquetry
furniture, a secrétaire bearing his stamp can be seen in the collection of the Musée Carnavalet in Paris. On his death, the celebrated ében-
iste Matthieu Criaerd took over his business.
Literature: Anne Foray-Carlier, Le Mobilier du Musée Carnavalet, editions faton 2000;
Pierre Kjellberg, Mobillier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, les editions des l’amateurs
€3000 - 5000
