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19th Century French Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Table Attributed Gabriel Viardot

About the Item

A magnificent 19th century French hand-carved chinoiserie style mahogany center-table with mother-of-pearl inlaid marquetry top attributed to Gabriel Viardot. This magnificent mahogany table has been hand-carved with Chinese chinoiserie decor depicting chinoiserie figures holding umbrellas and other Chinese motif inlaid. Around the edges of the rectangular table is magnificently detailed and adorned open wood work, which gives the piece a different dimension of class and elegance. The top of the table is beautifully designed with a mother-of-pearl inlaid marquetry. Tinted wood table with rectangular tray with Asian decor inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting peaches and beauties holding umbrellas. The carved openwork crosses of Chinese motifs rests on four magnificently carved curved legs with lions feet holding up the table. Found at the top of each leg are beautifully chased doré bronze mounts depicting foo dog masks. France, circa 1890. Gabriel Viardot is a famous Parisian cabinetmaker who inherited the family factory in around 1860. He manufactured carved wood furniture and is notorious for his production of Chinese and Japanese furniture. His works depict true free interpretations of Far Eastern furniture adapted to the European taste of the nineteenth century, and are often decorated with inlays of mother-of-pearl, lacquer panels and bronze. He is renowned for the quality and refinement of his achievements and became a fashionable artist with a clientele of aesthetes and collectors from the world of the arts (Monet, Debussy).

Attributed to:

Gabriel Viardot (Cabinetmaker)

Dimensions:

Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)

Style:

Chinoiserie (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Mahogany,Mother-of-Pearl,Gilt,Hand-Carved,Inlay

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1890-1899