A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted amaranth, tulipwood and bois satiné table en chiffonnière circa 1775

the rectangular top surrounded by an ormolu border, the front fitted with two drawers, the uppermost with a leather-lined writing surface and compartments, raised on square tapered legs joined by a stretcher; the top, each side and the stretcher inlaid with lozenge-pattern; fitted with ormolu borders, chutes cast with satyrs' masks and thimble sabots. Previously with casters.

A table, identical to the present table with the exception of the ormolu mounts, stamped by Pierre Roussel was sold, Christie's, London, December 12, 1991.  It is of some interest to note that like the present table, it was marked with an inventory number (6491).  Note was made in the catalogue that the table had formerly been fitted with an undertier. 

Another comparable table with three drawers, fitted with identical corner mounts and stamped by Montigny (Philippe-Claude Montigny, maître in 1770) was in the Alexander Collection, sold, Christie's, New York, April 30, 1999.  Other tables of this overall design but unstamped have been recorded: one virtually identical to the Alexander example with the same corner mounts as the present table was sold, Christie's, New York 2000, lot 215.   Another differently veneered but with the same corner mounts was sold, Sotheby's, Paris, December 15, 2003, lot 64; each of these examples was attributed to Montigny.