Bernard II van Risenburgh

( Parigi)

84 x 88 x 51 cm

Double drawer without crosspiece. In mahogany, rosewood and amaranth. Floral marquetry obtained using veneers with transverse grain with widely traced garland and raceme motifs. Inserts in green-stained horn. The central decoration in rocaille bronze depicts a reclining putto within a large ornamental frame with plant motifs. Upper surface in Aleppo Breccia. Central body composed of two drawers without crosspiece resting on four sinuous tall legs with bronze ends. Fire-stamped on three lateral uprights BVRB and JME (Jurande de Maître Ébénistes).

Reference bibliography:
P. Kjellberg , French furniture of the 18th century, Paris, 2002, p. 142, plate b;
Les ébénistes du XVIIIeme siècle francais, Paris, 1963, p. 78, tab. 2;
A. Pradère, French Furniture Makers, London,   1989, p. 190, plate 176.