Mathieu Criaerd Lot n° 61

RARE TABLE RECTANGED TRAY in Chinese lacquer and Martin varnish. The fully black lacquered oak frame decorated with gold-coloured scrolls and flowers. The rectangular tray in Chinese lacquer is decorated in a reserve with a bouquet of flowers from which butterflies and beetles escape and beetles. The belt opens with a drawer and rests on four arched legs. Ornamentation of golden chased bronzes with a rocaille motif of scrolls such as: scraps, lock entrance and clogs. The tray is girdled with a gilded brass ingot mould , it is covered with a glass top. Stamped CRIAERD Louis XV period, circa 1740 H. 67, 2; L. 54, 3; P. 38 cm Lacquer lacquer missing, small restorations PROVENANCE Former collection label Private collection, Paris MATHIEU CRIAERD, received master in 1738