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Table en chiffonière

Table en Chiffonière
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

On loan to Longleat House, Wiltshire, in the State Drawing Room


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTable <i>en chiffonière</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
ormolu mounted, parquetry, marquetry, painted
Brief description
Table en chiffonière, French, 1765-1770, kingwood, amaranth and marquetry, mounted with Sèvres porcelain and with gilt bronze. Stamped RVLC JME
Physical description
A fine Louis XV ormolu-mounted Sèvres porcelain, kingwood, amaranth, and parquetry table en chiffonière by RVLC, inlaid floral trelliswork parquetry, the serpentine top with a finely painted floral and trelliswork plaque with ormolu border, a silk-lined slide and a frieze drawer. On cabriole legs headed by scrolled pierced clasps and reaching to conforming sabots, with a rectangular platform, stamped RVLC JME
Dimensions
  • Width: 360mm
  • Height: 718mm
  • Depth: 297mm
Measured during a Conservation site visit in 2021.
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
RVLC JME (1) Makers's mark 2) Signature; stamping (marking))
Object history
Roger Vandercruse Lacroix qualified as maître èbeniste in 1755.

Historical significance: Both the cabinet work and the painitng of the porcelain are of outstanding quality and the painting and the tooled gilding of the plaque remain in excellent condition, with little scratching and abrasion. This table is an early example of the fashion for incorporating porcelain plaques into the design of small-scale furniture. This taste was initiated by the marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier, who was the originator of the idea of using such plaques and the principle purchaser of them during the 1760's. The table represents the early tray form of plaque and is of high quality.
Historical context
The piece was accepted by the V&A in lieu of tax in 1997 but remains on loan at Longleat House, Wiltshire.
Subject depicted
Summary
On loan to Longleat House, Wiltshire, in the State Drawing Room
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
W.20-1997

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
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