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All the Exuberance of Louis XIV in a Desk by Gaudron

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 26 October 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - 5, rue Vincent-Courdouan - 13006 Marseille

This Mazarin desk with its profuse marquetry of flowers, butterflies, birds, acanthus leaves, grotesques and foliage masks is attributed to cabinetmaker Renaud Gaudron.

Louis XIV period, c. 1685–1690, attributed to Renaud Gaudron (c. 1653–1727), Mazarin... All the Exuberance of Louis XIV in a Desk by Gaudron

Louis XIV period, c. 1685–1690, attributed to Renaud Gaudron (c. 1653–1727), Mazarin desk with eight legs, marquetry on an ebony ground, the front with seven drawers and a cabinet, 79 x 116 x 69 cm/ 31.10 x 45.66 x 27.16 in.
Estimate: €25,000/30,000

Renaud Gaudron was the son of Aubertin Gaudron, ordinary cabinetmaker of the Princess Palatine, the Duchess of Orleans, in Paris. He apprenticed in his father's workshop, became Elisabeth-Charlotte of Bavaria’s ordinary cabinetmaker, and…
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Tableaux anciens et modernes, céramiques, mobilier et objets d'art
Wednesday 26 October 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - Live
5, rue Vincent-Courdouan - 13006 Marseille
De Baecque et Associés (Marseille)
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