Offered by Galerie Maxime Fustier
Late 18th, early 19th century French furniture and objets d'art
Pedestal table in mahogany, pearwood, and gilded bronzes. Louis XVI period.
In the De Molitor taste.
The tilting, octet-shaped top is decorated with a "radiating" pattern. It is divided into eight mahogany veneered sectors framed by pearwood fillets. Center adorned with a pearwood circle. The tripod base, pierced by moldings, is surmounted by a central shaft adorned with fine gadroons and gilded bronze rings. The base of the shaft is decorated with a "cul de lampe" ending in a gilded bronze acorn.