Maison Boudet A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and satiné table jardinière Paris, circa 1900

the removable top inlaid with quarter veneer satiné within boxwood stringings revealing a green painted tole liner, the carcass stamped BOUDET / 43 B^{d des Capucines PARIS}. 

Original liner with handles lacking and tear around left hand side and wear thoughout. Overall in good condition with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. Slight tarnishing to gilt-bronze in places.
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Boudet was one of the most important furniture, silver and bronze retailers in Paris, owning a shop at 43, boulevard des Capucines from 1886 and one at the Place Vendôme after 1908.  Boudet sold works by the most renowned cabinetmakers of the day, such as Linke, Zwiener, Millet and Bonheur.