SMALL LIBRARY VITRINE

Louis XVI, signed P. GARNIER (Pierre Garnier, maître 1742), Paris ca. 1770.

Tulipwood, purpleheart and rosewood in veneer, inlaid with reserves and decorative frieze. Front with 2 glazed doors. Bronze mounts and applications. Shaped "Rouge Royal" marble top.

110x51x126 cm.

Provenance:- from a private collection, Suisse romande.Ref.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 338-347 (biogr. information). D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 216/217 (biogr. information). J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1976; I, p. 153 (biogr. information).