Louis XV Style Marquetry Games Table, circa 1870

A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid envelope card table. French, circa 1890. This fine card table has a swivel top, with four 'envelope' panels inlaid with m...

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany and Marquetry inlaid writing table after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener. This finely inlaid writing ...

A Fine and Rare Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Occasional Table. By Emmanuel Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Paris. France, Circa 1885. The top with marquetry of precious fruitwoods and rare timbers depicting a central cartouche of two monkeys standing in a classical landscape, dressed as men playing a drum and a tambourine. The surrounding marquetry composed of rocaille framed trellis parquetry panels with musical attributes. The shaped top surrounded by a three-quarter gilt-bronze gallery. The top slides back and the drawer opens to reveal a writing tray. The serpentine sides with cartouches with flower-filled marquetry. On cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze rocaille clasps. Beautifully rendered by Beurdeley this ‘table Singeries’ is ennobled with the fullest frivolity of the rococo. The marquetry scene on the top derives from engravings published in Paris in the mid-eighteenth century entitled ‘Le Tambour de Basque’ and 'Le Tambourin’ by J. Guelard after designs by Christophe Huet (died 1759) from a series entitled ‘Singeries ou Différentes Actions de la Vie Humaine Representées par des Singes’. The present writing table is almost identical to an 18th century table in the James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor (inv. 3472) which was purchased by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at the legendary auction of Prince Demidov’s Florentine Palazzo San Donato in 1880 (Lot 1554 — Très jolie table...

A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and marquetry centre table. This impressive centre table is beautifully enriched with cuivre doré mounts. The top has a lozenge pattern parquetry gro...

A very good quality late 19th century Louis XVI style side or dressing table, having wonderful inlaid marquetry to the top and frieze, depicting classical scrolls, faux wicker and fo...

A very good quality French walnut marquetry inlaid card table in the style of Louis XVI. The marquetry inlaid top with wonderful musical instruments, flower and foliate decoration to...

A very good quality French Louis XVI style marquetry inlaid centre table with ormolu mounts. The top depicting a courting couple seated on and by a bench, with trees and river in the...

A very good quality French 19th century Louis XV style marquetry inlaid centre table. Having wonderful scrolling and foliate decoration to the top and sides, ormolu mounts, a single ...