Louis XV Secretary Stamped Léonard Boudin, 18th Century

Louis XV Secretary with Ogee, Stamped Leonard BOUDIN, on the Left Upright under the Marble. Parisian work from the middle of the 18th Century. It is in Rosewood Marquetry of Sinuous Shapes, in Violet Wood Frames. It opens on the front with a flap, which reveals a Writing Desk covered with Leather, and small Drawers on each side. It also has a Drawer under the Marble in the shape of "ogee", it also opens with two leaves in the lower part, with its original Lock. All the Locks work with its original Key. It is topped with a purplish Marble from the Pyrenees. It measures 98 CM in Length, 45 CM in Depth, and 136 CM in Height. Leonard BOUDIN (1735-1804) - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Received Master on March 4, 1761. He ran a cabinetmaking shop and sent goods to the provinces and abroad. A simple worker, Léonard Boudin earned a poor living when the cabinetmaker Migeon asked him, for one of his clients, to make furniture in floral marquetry and Chinese-style varnish. Having thus amassed a little money, he passed and obtained his mastery in 1761 and set up his workshop on rue Traversiére. From 1870, he received orders from many renowned merchants, such as Louis Moreau and Gerard Peridiez and quickly acquired a great reputation. He became especially known for his very varied marquetry, worked with finesse and perfection. In 1772, while keeping his workshop, he opened a sales shop on rue Fromenteau which he transferred in 1777 to the cloister of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. Faced with the influx of orders, he in turn sought help from other cabinetmakers and became one of the leading dealers in Paris. Little by little, Boudin abandoned his own productions to offer his customers only the works of his colleagues, hence the double stamp found on many works. Boudin left behind Louis XV, Transition and Louis XVI style furniture, always of excellent workmanship and which, through their veneers and marquetry, define particular and characteristic signs "à la manière Boudin".