An elegant and decorative pair of Rosewood "Butterfly Wing" inlaid corner mantels in amaranth and boxwood fillets on the four corners and a boxwood floret inlay. Grey Sainte-Anne marble top.
Beautiful French work from the Louis XVI period circa 1780, stamped by Jacques Bircklé reçu Maitre in 1764 and hallmarked by the Jurande des Menuisiers JME.
Sizes: H 34.64 Inches. - W 27.16 Inches. - D 19.68 Inches.
In fine condition, one of the two marbles has been restored.
Biography:
Jacques Bircklé (1734 - March 7, 1803 in Paris) was a French cabinetmaker.
He obtained his master's degree on July 30, 17641. He practiced on rue de Charenton and then rue Saint-Nicolas in Paris.
Between 1785 and 1789, he was commissioned by Queen Marie-Antoinette to furnish the Chateau de Saint-Cloud.
On his death in 1803, his son took over the workshop until 1825.
Museum :
Musée des Arts-Décoratifs: Louis XVI salon table inlaid with landscape with architectures and a frieze of interlacing, opening with a sliding curtain and a drawer, sheathed legs.
Musée Cognacq-Jay: Small rectangular Louis XVI table inlaid with latticework, one drawer in the waistband.
Petit Palais: Louis XVI half-moon chest of drawers decorated with medallions inlaid with flowers and music trophies.
Bibliography:
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier français du XVIIIeme siècle, Paris, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, 1989, p. 69-75.