Table In The Style Of La Tronchin. Louis XVI Period.

Tronchin Table. Mahogany, oak, leather, and brass. Mahogany veneer on oak, leather-covered tops. Decorated with brass elements. This table, with its mechanism known as the Tronchin table, is named after the Genevan physician Théodore Tronchin, who advocated the ability to work sitting or standing. It opens with a drawer in the apron fitted with a sliding, leather-covered writing surface, and two side pull-outs also covered in leather. The tabletop is doubled by a second, rack-and-pinion surface allowing for various heights and positions, inclined or horizontal. The table's apron is adorned with beaded brass borders. The legs, decorated with small discs, are fluted at the apron, smooth to the base, and terminate in bronze sabots. Late Louis XVI period. Circa 1770-80.