Louis XVI Pedestal Table, Signed Durand

Pedestal table Louis XVI style, mahogany and mahogany veneer, opening in belt by a drawer and three other simulated, resting on four legs in sheath joined by a crotch shelf with concave sides. Rich ornaments of finely chiseled and golden bronzes. Turquin blue marble top surrounded by an openwork bronze gallery. Some oxidation points on the hooves. Stamped under the tray: DURAND Gervais Maximilien DURAND is a famous Parisian cabinetmaker of the 19th century born in Paris in 1839. he moved to 12 rue de la Cerisaie, then to 23 rue de Beautreillis and finally in the old hotel in Sully at 62 rue Saint Antoine. Exceptional craftsman, he quickly became famous, and participated in the universal exhibition of 1889 for which he won a silver medal. Mr. Durand is a cabinetmaker as skillful as he is modest, he exhibits for the first time first-class furniture of which he is both the designer and the maker of his furniture. he made to perfection many copies of the great master cabinetmakers of the 18th century.