TABLE-CONSOLE À CARTOUCHE AJOURÉ Paris, Louis... Lot 7

TABLE-CONSOLE À CARTOUCHE AJOURÉ Paris, Louis XIV period, circa 1685-1690 Carved oak (redoré), marble from Saint-Berthevin (Mayenne) Repaired and gilded, old marble restored to size H. 84.5 cm, W. 144 cm, D. 71 cm Three firemarks: S.S Provenance Palais Galliera, 1968 Galerie Pellat de Villedon, 2011 Private collection, Paris, since 2011 This console table, topped with a marble top from Saint-Berthevin (Mayenne) moulded in the shape of a "bec de corbin", with grooves and a lower groove, has a table leg typical of the second half of the reign of Louis XIV, as can be seen in the drawings by Pierre Lepautre, draughtsman of the Bâtiments du Roi in 1699 (fi g. 1). The belt, decorated with a reticulated background trimmed with rosettes, is stamped in its center with an openwork cartouche decorated with a palmette set in acanthus scrolls and underlined with laurel garlands. It rests on four sheathed legs, splayed into a volute at the top and joined by an X-shaped brace, in accordance with the models described in the journal book of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. Thirteen tables of this type were made and delivered to the king between 30 December 1687 and 22 October 1688. The greatest artists, sculptors, gilders and carpenters of the time worked on them. One of them, decorated with lilies, is now kept in Versailles (fi g. 2). Another one was still in the Château de Bercy in 1860 (fi g. 3). Further information from the collector can be accessed by QR code in the PDF.