"Coffee Table Stamped Gaspard Feilt (died March 30, 1763)"
Louis XV period chiffonnière coffee table, In highly contrasting veneer of rosewood and rosewood, with geometric decoration in frames. It opens with two drawers on the front and a drawer forming a writing desk on the side. The whole rests on four curved legs ending in small bronze sabots. Original Sainte Anne gray marble top. Stamped G FEILT Gaspard FEILT (Died March 30, 1763) Very good original condition Technical photographs and condition report on request. H 71cm; W 47cm; P 32cm Gaspard Feilt (Died March 30, 1763) - cabinetmaker of German origin, lived in Paris, rue de Charenton in 1753, enjoyed a certain notoriety if we judge by the names of some of the sponsors: the Count of Béthune, the Marshal of Broglie, the Bishop of Autun etc…. We have two inventories of his goods, which mention among his most remarkable works: A cabinet forming a paper holder, a desk, a chest of drawers in marquetry, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, keeps a Louis XV flat desk inlaid with flowers.