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Page Background 394 A FRENCH 18TH CENTURY LOUIS XV ORMOLU MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD AND SATINE PARQUETRY SECRÉTAIRE

ABATTANT

BY CHARLES CHEVALLIER MAÎTRE CWC 1732, the shaped

Breche d’Alep marble top above a fall front opening to

reveal a gilt tooled leather writing 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, a pair of doors opening to a single shelf on cabri-

ole feet with foliate cast sabots.

Stamped under the marble, Chevallier and 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 essen-

tially 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 ébeniste

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

€ 2,500 - 3,500

395 A GEORGE III PAINTED AND JAPANNED SOFA

Of elegant proportions, with shallow dished back, scroll arms, on four turned and tapering legs to the front,

decorated overall with husk and leaf pendants and gilt line borders, upholstered in later striped silk.

226 cm wide x 62cm deep

Provenance: Caroline Hamilton of Hamwood

€ 2,000 - 3,000