Eating and work table (one of a pair)

Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh
or possibly Bernard III van Risamburgh
Plaques by Sèvres Manufactory French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 529

In 1751, the Marquis de Courteille (1696–1767) was appointed by Louis XV as the administrator of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory. In fact, several shapes produced at the factory were named for him, including in 1761 a tray, the so-called “plateau Courteille.” Two such trays are used as the top and lower shelf of this small table or chiffonnière. The mother and child depicted on the upper tray have recently convincingly been identified as Courteille’s wife and daughter Madeleine and the table probably belonged to him. The implements on the lower shelf suggest the various accomplishments of the young woman.–

Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres

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Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres
Eating and work table (one of a pair), Table attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696–ca. 1767), Oak, vernis Martin, soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris and Sèvres

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