Lhermite Martin Etienne, Louis XV Period Marquetry Corner Circa 1750

Lhermite Martin - Etienne, Louis XV Period Marquetry Corner

Around 1750

Rare and Exceptional Louis XV Period Corner, Inlaid with Crosses and Flowers in Rosewood Veneer, Amaranth and Precious Wood. Opening Through a Front Door. This reveals an interior shelf.

It is garnished with a pretty Aleppo marble top and rests on four arched legs ending in a gilded bronze shoe.

Beautiful Ornamentation of Gilt Bronze Such as Clogs, Lock Entrance, Base of Lamp, Falls...It Has Its Key, The Lock Works.

Beautifully crafted furniture, superb quality of workmanship. Work from the Louis XV Period, Around 1750.

This Corner is Stamped by the Great Cabinetmaker Martin - Etienne LHERMITE and Twice JME, Hallmark of Jurandes.

Martin - Etienne LHERMITE
Martin-Etienne Lhermite (around 1730-around 1765) - Cabinetmaker - Master's degree obtained on August 22, 1753: 18th century cabinetmaker, Martin-Etienne Lhermite is characterized by his works in Louis XV flower marquetry.
From his marriage in 1752 to Jeanne-Pierre Van Risen Burgh, daughter of the renowned Bernard Van Risen Burgh II, Martin-Etienne Lhermite had three daughters. From his factory on rue de Charenton, he creates very beautiful furniture stamped Louis XV, covered with veneers, plain or placed in various ways.
Its most characteristic pieces of furniture display very decorative flower marquetry in colored wood. His bronzes adopt the rocaille of Louis He made numerous desks but also corners, dressing tables and chests of drawers which he frequently delivered to the merchant and cabinetmaker Pierre Migeon. After his death, some of the furniture remaining in his workshop was completed, sometimes even stamped by Bernard Van Risen Burgh.

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Dimensions:

Height: 89 cm

Width: 71 cm

Depth: 51 cm

In Very Good Condition.

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