A LOUIS XIV WALNUT, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY SMALL TABLE late 17th century, shaft and base later

Turned baluster shaft and base later. With scattered age and construction cracks. Marquetry with buckling in areas, scattered small losses and small restorations. Burr walnut veneer with minor chips, cracks and small restorations and patches. Some old worm damage to legs. Top with marks and stains to interior marquetry. Refinished. Key plate later and with small loss, oxidation and surface dirt. In good condition.
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A similar writing table with folding top decorated with tortoiseshell, brass and pewter inlay and attributed to Pierre Golle is in the J. Paul Getty Museum; see G. Wilson, Baroque and Régence, Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection, Los Angeles, 2008, pp. 102-111.