Fidelys Schey - Rosewood Writing Desk, Transition Period - Stamp

Living room table called a drum table in rosewood. Chiffonier shaped, it opens with 3 drawers, the first revealing a writing desk lined with leather and a tablet underneath. Transition period, around 1770-80. Our table bears the stamp of Fidelys Schey (died July 29, 1788), who was received as a master cabinetmaker in Paris on February 5, 1777. Born in the Duchy of Baden, he came to settle in Paris towards the end of the 1760s or at the beginning of the following decade, and opened his workshop on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, in the area favored by the furniture artisans of the time. Despite the brevity of his career, he created numerous pieces of furniture in the Transition and Louis XVI styles of very good quality, and quickly achieved great notoriety, allowing him in particular to work for the Crown furniture repository by delivering a few game tables in 1786. for the Château de Fontainebleau. Even if the inventory drawn up after his death mentions some furniture in oriental lacquer or European varnish, the majority of his work is composed of pieces in veneered wood sometimes decorated with inlaid or mahogany decoration. The beginning of its production is characterized by inlaid furniture decorated with musical instruments or rosewood in amaranth frames. The second part of its production is characterized by very sober furniture in mahogany and mahogany veneer. Our Transition table is obviously from Schey's first production. Its ideal proportions make it a precious piece of furniture, its marquetry, its sober bronzes and its quality of execution make it a collector's piece of furniture. This small piece of furniture, called a steering wheel - it can be moved from room to room, is characteristic of the lightness of the 18th century. Its integrated writing pad allows you to write “tickets” at any time. Our table is in excellent condition, beautiful varnish with a well polished pad. Provenance: purchase in 1955 from the Parisian antique dealer Barra, then the Subes collection, in the large green room of the Château des Evêques in Saint-Pandelon (Landes), which presented a prestigious collection of 18th century furniture and objects carefully chosen and assembled by a family of knowledgeable collectors. Height: 70cm Width: 44cm Depth: 33cm