Cupboard by Riesner

A rectangular cupboard in mahogany veneer and solid mahogany with rounded corners. It has two full doors and is decorated with fluted pilasters. It stands on straight legs. The top is in white marble with an ogee edging.

The refined ormolu ornamentation includes a frieze of trophies along the cornice, lion muzzles, …

It has attractive mechanical locks in polished iron and bronze.

Period: Louis XVI

Stamp: Jean-Henri Riesener, received as Master in 1768

Provenance: former Delplace collection

Bibliography: Connaissance des Arts, October 1959, appartment belonging to Monsieur and Madame X., rue de Varenne, p. 48-53, illustrated in the bedroom.

Size:

Height       175.5 cm.            69 1/4 in.

Width           138 cm.             54 1/4 in.

Depth             43 cm.                     17 in.