Jacques Birckl\u00e9 Master in 1764 Pair of Louis XVI period inlaid corner sets circa 1780<\/b><\/p>\n
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An elegant and decorative pair of Rosewood \"Butterfly Wing\" inlaid corner mantels in amaranth and boxwood fillets on the four corners and a boxwood floret inlay. Grey Sainte-Anne marble top.<\/p>\n
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Beautiful French work from the Louis XVI period circa 1780, stamped by Jacques Birckl\u00e9 re\u00e7u Maitre in 1764 and hallmarked by the Jurande des Menuisiers JME.<\/p>\n
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Sizes: H 34.64 Inches. - W 27.16 Inches. - D 19.68 Inches.<\/p>\n
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In fine condition, one of the two marbles has been restored.<\/p>\n
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Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (1734 - March 7, 1803 in Paris) was a French cabinetmaker.<\/p>\n
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He obtained his master's degree on July 30, 17641. He practiced on rue de Charenton and then rue Saint-Nicolas in Paris.<\/p>\n
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Between 1785 and 1789, he was commissioned by Queen Marie-Antoinette to furnish the Chateau de Saint-Cloud.<\/p>\n
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On his death in 1803, his son took over the workshop until 1825.<\/p>\n
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Mus\u00e9e des Arts-D\u00e9coratifs: Louis XVI salon table inlaid with landscape with architectures and a frieze of interlacing, opening with a sliding curtain and a drawer, sheathed legs.<\/p>\n
Mus\u00e9e Cognacq-Jay: Small rectangular Louis XVI table inlaid with latticework, one drawer in the waistband.<\/p>\n
Petit Palais: Louis XVI half-moon chest of drawers decorated with medallions inlaid with flowers and music trophies.<\/p>\n
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Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier fran\u00e7ais du XVIIIeme\u00a0si\u00e8cle, Paris, Les \u00c9ditions de l’Amateur, 1989, p.\u00a069-75.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jacques Birckl\u00e9 Maitre en 1764 Paire d\u2019encoignures marquet\u00e9es d\u2019\u00e9poque Louis XVI vers 1780 Une \u00e9l\u00e9gante et d\u00e9corative paire d\u2019encoignures en marqueterie de bois de Rose en \u00ab\u00a0Ailes de Papillon\u00a0\u00bb dans des encadrements d\u2019amarante et filets de buis aux quatre coins une marqueterie de fleurettes en buis. Dessus de marbre Gris de Sainte-Anne. Beau […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n