French 18th Century Louis XV Period Tulipwood Parquetry Encoineur

A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood, mahogany, ormolu and Brocatelle d’Espagne marble cabinet. The cabinet is raised by elegant lightl...

A handsome and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Rouge Royale marble cabinet. This stunning two door cabinet is raised by richly decor...

A French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and marble cabinet/vitrine. The vitrine is raised by topie shaped front legs and square tapered legs in the back, with all leg...

A handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Brèche Violette marble cabinet/vitrine. The stunning three door cabinet is raised on a scalloped base with...

A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry and mahogany gilt-bronze mounted three-door Meuble d' Appui (Side cabinet) with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measur...

Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mounted Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet, two doors above single central drawer with leather lift top vanity mirror, on four flut...

A very fine Louis XV Style cabinet in the manner of Paul Sormani. This exquisite and very well proportioned cabinet is made of bois violette or kingwood, with well executed floral i...

A Fine Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet Mid 18th Century Attributed to Jean-François Oeben The shaped marble top over a shaped cabinet with tulipwood, kingwood & parquetry throughout, with tambour shutters revealing a re-fitted interior with 6 graduating drawers, all over four cariole legs ending in gilt bronze sabots. Height 41 in. Width 38 in. Depth 20 in. Jean-François Oeben, ébéniste du roi in 1754 and maître in circa 1761. Jean-François Oeben was a sub-tenant of charles-joseph boulle (1688–1751) in the galleries of the louvre from 1751, and in 1754 was granted lodgings at the gobelins and then at the arsenal in 1756. he was appointed ebéniste du roi in 1754 and was therefore able to work outside guild restrictions. he was a protégé of the marquise de pompadour, the marquis de marigny and the duc de choiseul. his identifiable works span less than ten years. his earliest pieces are in the louis xv style (e.g. small table, 1756–8; munich, residenzmus.), and he seems even to have completed some pieces started by jean-pierre latz (e.g. pair of corner cupboards...