A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND GREEN-STAINED DOT-TRELLIS PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND GREEN-STAINED DOT-TRELLIS PARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE
BY CHARLES TOPINO, CIRCA 1775
The rectangular grey-veined white marble top with pierced three-quarter gallery above a leather-lined writing slide, over a dot-trellis parquetry frieze, with side drawer fitted for writing implements, on tapering square legs joined by a lower tier, stamped to left underside of frieze C.TOPINO and JME, marked to underside in blue chalk 'M-B-73'
29 in. (73.7 cm.) high, 19 1⁄4 in. (49 cm.) wide, 13 in. (33 cm.) deep