European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
A Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Mahogany Table à Écrire by Louis Moreau, Circa 1780
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April 19, 05:36 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
A Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Mahogany Table à Écrire by Louis Moreau, Circa 1780
stamped twice JME and L MOREAU, with an inset dished rouge griotte marble top, the frieze drawer with green leather-lined writing slide and silvered metal inkwells
Louis Moreau (1740-1791), maître in 1764
height 27 ¼ in; width 19 ¼ in; depth 14 in.
69.2 cm; 49 cm; 35.6 cm
After achieving maître in 1764, Moreau bought a shop located at rue de l'Echelle -Saint-Honoré which had belonged to his cabinetmaker colleague Denis Genty who had just gone bankrupt. Moreau quickly became a well-known supplier to the court, and often employed other cabinetmakers including Bircklé, Foullet, and Topino, founders Guinaud and Cottin, and gilders Prégermain and Fagard. Active in politics, Moreau was eventually deported to the island of Anjouan as a result of his beliefs, where he ultimately died.