A mother-of-pearl inlaid sycamore, amaranth, tulipwood and marquetry table en chiffonière, in the manner of Gilbert, Louis XV/XVI Transitional, circa 1775

with three drawers the top one fitted for writing implements and inlaid similarly to the top with a scene of buildings with mother-of-pearl windows, the sides inlaid with classical urns beneath drapery and a baldacchino, the back with a spray of flowers, with a German printed label Eingenhil Der Etad, with gilt-bronze foliate trails on the angles and gilt-bronze scrolled feet

In overall very good conserved condition. Some very minor marks chips and scratches and age cracks commensurate with age an normal usage which can be left.
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The style of marquetry on this table can be related to the work of André-Louis Gilbert (maître 1774) who specialised in making furniture veneered with panels of architectural marquetry, sometimes in the manner of Hubert Robert, and also in the manner of Pierre-Antoine Machy. Gilbert also made marquetry panels which he sold to his fellow ébénistes.