A fine Louis XV/XVI ormolu-mounted purplewood, tulipwood and parquetry table en chiffonnière circa 1770, stamped P. Pioniez

the shaped rectangular top with outset corners and surrounded by an ormolu rim, the frieze veneered with Vitruvian scrolls and fitted with a drawer enclosing a writing surface and compartments above a tambour shutter opening to reveal three drawers, raised on cabriole legs fitted with ormolu chutes and sabots; the top and the sides veneered with trellis parquetry enclosing quatrefoil on grounds of sycamore within borders of purplewood. One drawer with an ink inscription 9671.

The colors less red and more attractive than in the catalogue illustration. In overall good condition. The top has had some restoration. Minor losses to the marquetry inlay. With slightly more severe age cracks and lifting with minor losses to the sides consistent with age, which is visible from the catalogue illustration, and would benefit from a light restoration. Some possible restoration to the veneers of the inside drawers with some restorations to the veneers of the legs, consistent with age. The bronzes in overall good condition, with minor wear and rubbing consistent with age.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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A virtually identical table, unstamped, was in the collection of Victor Rothschild, sold, Sotheby & Co., April 19, 1937, lot 296; it differs from the present lot only in the treatment of the trellis parquetry.  Two other examples, also unstamped, have been recorded: one with ormolu mounts on the legs was sold, Sotheby's, New York, November, 10, 2006, lot 32.  The second, attributed to Pioniez, is illustrated, P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 2002, p. 702. As in the latter example, it is fitted with ormolu mounts to the upper part of the legs.