Louis XVI Work Table, Stamped Bircklé, 18th Century Period

Louis XVI Work Table, Stamped J. BIRCKLé (1734-1803) + JME (Jurande Master Cabinetmakers), From the 18th Century. It is in Rosewood Marquetry. It opens on the front with 2 drawers without a rail. The Plateau raises in a flap, which unmasks four Lockers. Decorated with Simulated Flutes on the Tapered Legs and Uprights. Mirliton Frieze on Three Sides. The back of this Work Table is also in Marquetry; It can be placed in the middle of the room. Parisian work from the Louis XVI period. It measures 64 CM in length, 40 CM in width and 74 CM in height. It is in very good condition. Buffer Varnish Finish. BIRCKLÉ Jacques Jacques Bircklé (1734-1803) – Cabinetmaker - master's degree obtained on July 30, 1764. One of the suppliers to the Garde-meuble under Louis XVI. Jacques Bircklé practices his profession on rue de Charenton then rue Saint-Nicolas. Lately, between 1785 and 1789, Marie-Antoinette commissioned him at the Château de Saint-Cloud, Madame Elizabeth in Montreuil, the Duke of Orléans and even the Princess de Lamballe. In view of its production, dense, varied, of good quality, easily adapted to the evolution of styles, Bircklé presents itself as a conscientious cabinetmaker, who in no way seeks luxury and preciousness but much more the decorative effect. Bircklé also excels there thanks to his talent as a marquetry maker. In the majority of his furniture, practically devoid of bronzes, there is indeed a predominance of marquetry, in lively and contrasting tones, designed with simplicity, without superfluous details. Made of light stained wood, they most often stand out against a dark veneer background. Their effect is further reinforced by the chosen themes such as vases of flowers, urns, draperies, ribbons, music trophies, various attributes and even landscapes of ancient scenes, framed with Greek nets.