Lot Essay
The present table is a direct copy of Jean-Henri Riesener's original supplied in 1780 for Marie-Antoinette's cabinet intérieur at Versailles. In the 19th century's leading ébénistes often reproduced this model, including François Linke (index no. 881) and E.-Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent. An example by the latter sold at Christie's, London, 22 September 2011, lot 198 (£18,750) and a finely-mounted version by Durand, like the present lot, sold at Christie's, New York, 21 October 2015, lot 76 ($43,750).