C. M. MAGNIEN for Claude-Matthieu MAGNIEN (1741 - 1829). Rec - Lot 496

C. M. MAGNIEN for Claude-Matthieu MAGNIEN (1741 - 1829). Received Master in Paris on April 17, 1771. SALON TABLE Oval-shaped, in rosewood veneer, opening with three drawers separated by crosspieces. The first drawer has a sliding writing tablet lined with red leather and decorated with small irons and writing instrument holders. On an arched base supported by a kidney-shaped shelf. Stamped. Transition period. Veined white marble top surrounded by an openwork brass gallery. Base on casters. Slight ornamentation in gilt bronze such as lock escutcheons. Height 67; Width 43; Depth 32 cm (Restorations) Please note. This cabinetmaker worked successfully until the Empire. Towards the end of the reign of Louis XVI, this maker carried out commissions for the furniture of the Crown, including a commode for the Princess of Lamballe for her apartments in the Château de Fontainebleau. He set up shop on rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, under the "Nom de Jésus" sign.