Small inlaid table attributed to Charles Topino

Small table inlaid on the top with a composition of vases, an inkwell, flowers and books, framed by an antique net. The belt is also inlaid with a Greek frieze and opens on one side with a lockable drawer forming a writing desk. The top slides to have a better access to this drawer. The table rests on four high sheathed legs and is decorated with gilded and chiseled bronzes, in keyhole, in falls forming an antique drapery, in sabots.
Louis XVI period
Attributed to the cabinetmaker Charles Topino
The table is sold restored
H. 67,5 x W. 46,5 x D. 33 cm

Initially a free worker since 1745 in Paris, Charles Topino became a master in 1773. He supplied many merchants, haberdashers and cabinetmakers. He produced mainly Transitional and Louis XVI style pieces. The latter are often recognizable, since his production is very personal. Indeed, he particularly appreciates the marquetry known as usual where vases, teapots, cups, books, cards meet on the happiness of the day or small tables of living room. In this way, our small sliding table can certainly be attributed to him.