CIRCA 1725, POSSIBLY BY BOULLE FILS, RE-MOUNTED

This rare and extremely elegant desk is one of a small corpus of tables which relate to the oeuvre of André-Charles Boulle and his workshop. Richly veneered overall in amaranth and with distinctive sinuous outline, this desk is illustrative of the avant-garde design associated with Boulle in the early years of the 18th century.

At least two related models of this type of table are known. The first was formerly in the collection of Louis Guiraud until sold Palais Galliera, Paris, 1971, lot 121. It subsequently formed part of the collection of Hubert de Givenchy until sold, Christie’s, Paris, 15-17 June 2022, lot 378 (€39,060). The second is a bureau-table de jeu in the Jacquemart- André Museum, Paris (inv. MJAP-M 374-2). Attributed to Boulle it also bears the stamp of Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807) who likely added his stamp to the piece after carrying out restoration at the end of the 18^th century.