A Louis XV bureau plat, stamped Chevallier

Circa 1745
In "bois de satiné' (bronsinum) veneer inlaid with lattice work in kingwood frames, it opens with three drawers in the waistband and stands on cambered legs.
Rich ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze with foliate decoration punched with a crowned "C" (1745 - 1749). The top is in the form of a movement, trimmed in brown morocco and encircled by an ingot mould.

Bibliography:
"Le mobilier français du XVIIIe s", P. Kjellberg. Ed. de l'Amateur. p.177-178

Jean-Mathieu Chevallier (1694 - 1768), Master March 5, 1743
Elder brother of Charles Chevallier, he enjoyed great prosperity and received commissions for several aristocratic residences, including the Duc de Talmont's hotel and one of Louis-Anne de Bourbon Condé's châteaux. His presence, in 1745, among the creditors of André Charles II Boulles may indicate a collaboration between the two craftsmen.

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris owns a small Louis XV secretary with amaranth and satin veneer by this cabinetmaker.