Louis XVI period serving console, in solid mahogany on an oak and beech frame. It opens on the facades with four pendant vents, the uprights and the base with deeply fluted rounded columns finished with bronze shoes. Top of embedded white veined marble, (restored) Stamped on the rear uprights J CANABAS & Jurande Josseph Gengenbach known as Canabas, received master on April 1, 1766. & under the rear crossbars CM-LECLERC Charles-Mihchel Leclec, received master September 19, 1786 Very good original condition, remarkable quality of cabinetmaking Technical photographs and condition report on request. H. 79.5 - W. 139 - D. 38 cm Joseph GENGENBACH known as CANABAS (1715-1797), German cabinetmaker, he moved to Paris in the early 1740s, then married in 1745. He worked for a long time as a worker privileged Rue de Charonne for the workshops of Jean-François Oeben T DE Pierre Migeon, before gaining mastery on April 1, 1766. Specialist in small mahogany furniture, He is recognized for the perfection of his cabinetmaking and the exceptional quality of the furniture. mahogany he uses. Public collections: Screen with six double-sided leaves, Cooler; Nissim-de-Camondo museum, Paris, Two cooler tables, Louvre museum. Paris, Travel writing, Convenience seat. Versailles, palaces of Versailles and Trianon Mechanical table, Jacquemart-André Museum, Paris, Four-leaf screen, museum of decorative arts, Lyon Guéridon, Waddesdon Manor, England Music stand, Museum of Art, Cleveland Charles-Michel LECLERC (1745 -1805) Charles-Michel Leclerc Cabinetmaker. Paris. Master on September 19, 1786. He operated a workshop and a store on rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine under the name "Au Bonheur-du-jour". He was elected municipal officer of the Quinze-Vingts section in 1792.
