French Jansen Marble Top Center Table, Bouillotte

Fine white lacquered Hollywood Regency brass-mounted bouilliote, end or center table in the style of Maison Jansen. This spectacular center or end table is stunning having a bronze framed white and gray veined marble top with a bronze framed apron supported by double bamboo bronze form tripod legs leading to a lower shelf and three feet with bronze claw shoes. This is a fine example of workmanship at its best.This piece is accompanied by a letter of Authentication from James Archer Abbott, Author of 'Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration' as well as both Jansen Furniture Books.James Archer Abbott serves as Director and Curator of Johns Hopkins University’s Evergreen Museum & Library – one of two museums owned and operated by the university. Mr. Abbott's publications include the following exhibition catalogs: Visions of Washington Irving: Selections from the Collections of Historic Hudson Valley (co-author, 1991); Classical to 19th century America: The Influence of Berry Tracy on the Historical Interior (1994); and A Frenchman in Camelot: The Decoration of the Kennedy White House by Ste´phane Boudin (1995). Mr. Abbott co-wrote with Elaine Rice a further exploration of the Kennedy White House decor, entitled Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration, which was published by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1998. In 2006, he completed a well-received history of the international design firm Jansen (1880-1989), entitled "JANSEN," and published by Acanthus Press, LLC. This was followed by a companion volume, "Jansen Furniture," published in spring 2007.Part of our enormous collection of custom black and white lacquered home furnishings done in our state of the art workshops.Dimensions: Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Diameter: 30.3 in (76.97 cm)Seller: 101-3919