Writing Table
ca. 1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Gaspard Feilt, who made this table, was a native of Germany, although he worked in Paris. Many Parisian cabinet-makers came from Germany, bringing their skills to be perfected in the greatest European centre for luxury trades. Feilt, who died in 1763, must have made this table in about 1750. Just at that time it was becoming standard practice for cabinet-makers in Paris to stamp their pieces. His stamp, 'G.FEILT', is struck under one rail of the central drawer, together with the mark J.M.E., the mark of the committee of the cabinet-makers' guild which was supposed to inspect and approve all pieces. The floral marquetry with which this writing table is decorated seems to have been Feilt's speciality, and most surviving pieces stamped by him are similarly decorated.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Veneered with tulipwood, with marquetry of kingwood and gilt-bronze mounts |
| Brief description | Writing table of serpentine form, raised on cabriole legs, veneered in tulipwood with floral marquetry in kingwood and gilt-bronze mounts, designed and made by Gaspard Feilt, Paris, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | A writing table of serpentine outline, raised on four cabriole legs. Veneered in tulipwood on oak, with floral marquetry in kingwood, and gilt-bronze mounts. The drawer linings are of walnut |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G. FEILT J.M.E.' (Stamped under the front rail of the middle drawer. J.M.E. is the mark of the cabinet-makers' guild of Paris) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | In the collection of John Jones before 1882. Said to have belonged before that to the Angerstein Collection but it does not appear in the sales from that collection in the 19th century |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Gaspard Feilt, who made this table, was a native of Germany, although he worked in Paris. Many Parisian cabinet-makers came from Germany, bringing their skills to be perfected in the greatest European centre for luxury trades. Feilt, who died in 1763, must have made this table in about 1750. Just at that time it was becoming standard practice for cabinet-makers in Paris to stamp their pieces. His stamp, 'G.FEILT', is struck under one rail of the central drawer, together with the mark J.M.E., the mark of the committee of the cabinet-makers' guild which was supposed to inspect and approve all pieces. The floral marquetry with which this writing table is decorated seems to have been Feilt's speciality, and most surviving pieces stamped by him are similarly decorated. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1052:1 to 5-1882 |
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| Record created | October 19, 1999 |
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