Table Dite Kidney From The End Of The Louis XVI Period In Solid Mahogany.

Kidney table in solid mahogany on all sides from the end of the Louis XVI period. It opens with a frieze drawer. Openwork base connected by a spacer. Parisian work from the end of the eighteenth century. French polish, very good condition. Dimensions: H x W x D: 74 x 99 x 43 cm. An identical table is listed in the Carnavalet museum under inventory MB794 WHAT WE THINK OF IT: a beautiful model which has the advantage of being in excellent condition, re-varnished with a buffer and with a custom-made protective glass. The solid mahogany top is "deepened basin" ie carved in the mass. A very elegant table, of good manufacturing quality from the end of the 18th century. DID YOU KNOW ? Kidney is the shape of some table tops, mostly in the mid-18th century Louis XV style. a style that would be taken up again under louis XVI and copied throughout the 19th century. . This shape, also called bean shape, is only seen in very small tables such as the work table, the writing table, the lady's table, etc.