Offered by Antiquités Saint Jean
"A la Tronchin" mahogany architect's table.
One large drawer with removable shelf, two side pulls, large mobile rack top.
Gold-edged leather top.
Sheath legs, bronze sabots, on casters.
Stamped varnish.
Circa 1795.
Closed: height 80 cm, width 89 cm, depth 54 cm.
This type of rack-type reading table, known as "à la Tronchin", appeared during the reign of Louis XVI. Invented in 1777 by Louis DUFOUR, who named it after a famous Geneva physician, Théodore Tronchin (1709-1781), to enable the user to work both seated and standing.