Regional Inlaid Bouillotte Table, Louis XVI Period, Eastern France, Circa 1780–1790.

Elegant Louis XVI period bouillotte table, regional work from Eastern France, featuring a remarkable neoclassical-inspired marquetry decoration. Veneers and decoration: Legs in walnut veneered in facing, decorated with trompe-l'oeil glyphs, enhanced with green and natural stained maple. The connecting dice are veneered with a typically Louis XVI teardrop motif, directly inspired by ancient architecture. Each motif is topped with a rosewood cartouche decorated with a trompe-l'oeil diglyph, framed by a double fillet in light wood and black stained wood, the whole surrounded by walnut. The belt is inlaid with a frieze of trompe-l'oeil cubes, in amaranth and sycamore, framed by fillets in amaranth and light wood. Structure: The table rests on four square-section sheathed legs, finished with 18th century bronze shoes with casters. Openings: The belt opens with a deep drawer, decorated with a bronze pull knob mounted on a rosette, from the 18th century. It also opens with two side pulls, covered with old leather gilded with small iron, equipped with their period pull rings. Top: The top is topped with white marble circled with an openwork copper gallery. Marble and gallery are not original and were replaced in the past, probably following damage. Frame and condition: The frame is made of beech, walnut and fir. On the inside, the belt shows beautiful traces of hand tools (hand sawing, pegged assemblies), characteristic of 18th century productions. The whole is in very good condition, without restoration or structural transformation. The veneer is very fresh; the piece of furniture has simply been cleaned and revarnished. This piece of furniture is particularly interesting because regional bouillotte tables from the Louis XVI period with neoclassical marquetry decoration are rare, most of the known examples coming from Parisian workshops. Dimensions: Height 77 cm Diameter 65.5 cm.