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Louis XV circular marquetry and bronze dore table de salon

ca. 1776
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Louis XV circular marquetry and bronze dore table de salon
  • Artist: Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
  • Artist: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present) (soft-paste porcelain plaques)
  • Artist: Edme-François Bouillat, called Bouillat père (French, 1739/40–1810) , painted circular top plaque
  • Date: ca. 1776
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, holly, and ebony; set with four soft-paste Sévres porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts.
  • Dimensions: H. 73.3 cm, Diam. 40 cm
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2028
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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