Attributed to Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley A GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY 'TABLE DES MUSES' AFTER THE CELEBRATED MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER Paris, circa 1860s

surmounted by a brèche polychrome marble top, fitted with one frieze drawer, with four marquetry panels allegorical of Astronomy, Poetry, Sculpture and Painting, one bronze mount has been removed to reveal a faint stamp BY from the bronze master model.

Overall in good condition. The wood surfaces with occasional scratches consistent with age. Several veneered edges of the marquetry frieze panels with some slight lifting and with one small area of loss. The bronze is in good condition with some small scratches and surface dirt consistent with age. The moulded marble top with some edge nicks, also previously broken in two and professionally restored. The drawer is locked and the key is lacking.
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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The present table de salon is a variation of the highly celebrated model, also called the "table des Muses," with an elaborate marquetry top representing mythological figures of Urania and Calliope, with respective implements of astronomy and poetry, is a copy of the table supplied in 1771 for King Louis XVI's garde meuble.  Made at a cost of 6,000 livres, it was commissioned by Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu, Intendant et Contrôleur général des Meubles de la Couronne from 1767-83. The cabinet work was made by Jean-Henri Riesener, maître in 1768, fournisseur du Garde Meuble de la Couronne from 1774 to 1784. The original is now in the permanent collection of the Musée de Versailles (inv. T510c), on display at the Petit Trianon (see G. van der Kemp, Versailles , London, 1978, p. 230). This popular model was made by Beurdeley, as well as Dasson and also by François Linke, under index number 251.