BERNARD II VAN RIESEN BURGH CALLED B.V.R.B. (About... Lot 33

BERNARD II VAN RIESEN BURGH CALLED B.V.R.B. (About 1705-1766) Master in Paris in 1735 WRITING TABLE IN FINE MARQUETRY Louis XV period. Satin veneer and amaranth. H. 71 cm W. 70,5 cm D. 44 cm Restoration of the top: the leather-covered drawer is missing. covered with a leather which slid under the tray. Inlay of flowering branches called "standing wood" in a frame of amaranth on the top and the and the belt. The decoration of finely chiseled and gilded bronzes is of the usual register of the of the cabinetmaker, especially the rocaille clasp in the middle of the three-lobed belt. Similarly, the protection the edge of the belt and the inside of the feet by a fine gilded bronze strip, as well as the rocaille falls rocaille falls which are found on the models listed in the book by Pierre Kjellberg, "Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle ", éditions de l'Amateur, page 129 and following. The curved top is with bronze moulding. It opens to a drawer on each small side, one of which contains the compartment for the writing utensils. References : - Quay Lombrail sale of June 22, 1995, Hôtel George V, lot 7D, N.V. - Tajan de Quay Lombrail sale of March 24, 1997, Hôtel George V, lot n° 76, N.V.