Louis xvi period console, in mahogany and mahogany veneer on an oak frame, opening with a belt drawer. It rests on four tapered and fluted legs joined by two crotch shelves. Mahogany back in a molded frame Sainte Anne Gray marble top and molded. Stamped L.AUBRY & jurande hallmark Dimensions: Width: 67 cm Height: 77 cm Depth: 39 cm Very good condition, (original marble, key missing) Condition report and technical photographs on request. Louis Aubry (1741 - March 21, 1814) - cabinetmaker. Master on August 31, 1774. He remained on rue de Grammont until the Revolution, and then took over his father-in-law's former workshop, rue Saint-Nicolas. He produced Transition furniture, in particular projection chests of drawers and Louis XVI furniture. It was as the son-in-law of the master cabinetmaker Claude-Pierre Lebesque that Louis Aubry obtained his master's degree in 1774. Until the Revolution he worked on rue de Grammont then took over his father-in-law's workshop on rue Saint-Nicolas . In 1792, he was appointed civil commissioner of the Quinze-Vingts section. All his productions, well made, demonstrate a certain talent. He showed great skill in marquetry and created furniture in the Transition Louis XV to Louis XVI style, in particular chests of drawers, decorated with geometric patterns or flowers and trophies. His furniture is very sober, very well architected. A number of works are mentioned, notably in mahogany, a wood for which he seems to have a clear preference: chests of drawers, secretaries, small light pieces of furniture such as small tables and desks. music. We can cite, among others, a curious in-between piece of furniture, furnished with baguettes inspired by antiquity and resting on green bronze sphinxes, or a small table surrounded by amaranth whose top is garnished with mosaics and with two gilded copper feet imitating lyres.
