Small Side Cabinet A Directoire Period System Stamped Poirier

French work, Directoire period Small piece of furniture all in marquetry and gilded bronze with system, top with chessboard, writing desk in the upper part with its original leather. Drawer opening on the sides with inkwell and compartments, two drawers on the front, spindle feet with bronze clogs. Stamped by Phillippe Poirié on the crossbeam below, entirely period furniture that has not undergone any restorations omitted entirely back to the stamp. Has its original key and lock, very well made piece of furniture by this master cabinetmaker. Philippe Poirié or Poirier - Carpenter in seats. Paris. Master on October 23, 1765. Nephew of Noël Poirié, he operated a workshop in rue de Charenton for which he took over the sign of his uncle. He left Louis XV and Louis XVI models. Philippe Poirié, nephew of carpenter Noël Poirié, obtained his master's degree in 1765 and settled in rue de Charenton in Paris. He worked in his workshop, in the same way as that of his uncle "Au Poirier" until 1788. His production of Louis XV seats are standard. On the other hand, the Louis XVI seats are of high quality, with elegant and well-balanced shapes, decorated with interlacing sculptures, pearls, winding ribbons. Some of his armchairs rest on original legs with columns. Philippe Poirié frequently used inset folders. The Louvre Museum has a luxurious ensemble, consisting of two sofas and ten armchairs, covered with sumptuous tapestries and whose tops of the backrests are surmounted by a large crown of foliage.