SMALL BOOKCASE

SMALL BOOKCASE,

Louis XV, signed J. POPSEL (Jean Popsel, maître 1755), Guild stamp, Paris ca. 1760.

Satinwood and tulipwood in veneer. The front with glazed double-doors. Gilt bronze mounts and applications. "Griotte Rouge" marble top, replaced. With an old collector's label "Collectie Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann" on the back.

114x38x165 cm.

Provenance;
- from the Dreesmann Collection, USA.
- Christie's New York, 10 April 1980 (Lot No. 210).
- formerly part of the G. Ségal Collection, Basel.

Ref.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1998; pp. 666-668 (biogr. information).