GUERIDON "A FLEURS"

Louis XV, probably by C. WOLFF (Christophe Wolff, maître 1755), Paris ca. 1760.

Walnut and various, partly tinted precious woods in veneer, finely inlaid with flowers, foliage, fillets and decorative frieze. Top edged in brass. Front with 3 drawers. Gilt bronze mounts and sabots. Free-standing.

49x32x75 cm.

Provenance:- from a private collection, Suisse romande.Comparable furniture by C. Wolff is depicted in: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; p. 877.Ref.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 874-878 (biogr. information). J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1976; I, p. 476 (biogr.information).