A gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood, amaranth and bois de bout table en chiffonnière, Louis XV, stamped B.V.R.B. and JME, probably supplied by the marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier

the sliding top with a bouquet of flowers, the front with a drawer forming a writing desk with three compartments and the inscription "3 p[iè]ces argenté" and two other drawers with one fake, the lateral panels with handles, the right side with one lower drawer, on curved legs

Collection of Baron and Baronne Guy de Rothschild, hôtel de la princesse Mathilde, Paris
Collection of Baron de Redé, hôtel Lambert, Paris
Sotheby's, Paris, Collection du baron de Redé provenant de l'hôtel Lambert, 16 March 2005, lot 124

Literature references:
P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, dictionnaire des ébénistes et des menuisiers, Paris, 1989, pp. 128-142.
F. J. B. Watson, The Wrightsman collection. Furniture, vol. 1, New York, 1966, pp. 264-265, n. 132

The illustration of the catalogue is accurate despite being too orange. The black leather top is probably later and is slightly rubbed with some scratches. There are some restorations to the veneer with 'gomme laque' paste filling. It is possible that some mounts have been regilt particularly the chutes, feet and cartouches. They have a quite redish aspect on the surface despite the escutcheons of the keyhole seem to not have been touched. The handles on both sides are certainly later additions (as on lot 66). Beautiful table en chiffonnière stamped by BVRB, one of the most famous cabinetmaker of the mid-18th century. As stated in the catalogue the inside inkstand box has the inscription in ink '3 pces argentés' ('3 silvered pieces') and indicates that the marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier probably delivered the table. As lot 66, very delicate marquetry. Prestigious Rothschild and Redé provenances.
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Bernard II Van Risen Burgh dit B. V. R. B., cabinetmaker received master before 1737