Bonheur-du-jour
Category
Furniture
Date
1760 - 1800
Materials
Dalbergia cearensis, Dalbergia nigra, Kingwood [dalbergia cearensis], Ormolu, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra]
Measurements
1219 mm (H)813 mm (W)
Place of origin
France
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297300
Summary
A Louis IX bonheur du jour, French late 18th Century. Kingwood, cross banded in rosewood and inlaid with floral marquetry, fitted with a cabinet, enclosed by two glazed doors, four short drawers beneath. Fold over top with red velvet skiver, fitted three frieze drawers, with ormolu banding and keyhole escutcheons, on cabriole supports with ormolu banding and toe caps.
Marks and inscriptions
marked in white - invent no