HEART-SHAPED TABLE, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown (Cabinet Maker)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
Pair of Louis XVI marquetry heart-shaped boudoir commodes. Inlaid panels of ribbon draped musical instrument on side door panels. Borders on mother-of-pearl. Ormolu holly top molding and mounts on shaped legs. Back part of top has ormolu gallery (added later). Marjorie Merriweather Post had these made to match her roll-top desk by Roentgen (see 33.222).
- Object name:
- HEART-SHAPED TABLE, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Wood -- marquetry
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- early 20th Century
- Size:
- 72.4 x 47 x 45.7 cm (28 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 31.110.2
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- MARK
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973