Pedestal table Attributed to Weisweiler Early 19th Century

Round pedestal table in mahogany and violet wood veneer, with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the top in fluorspar marble, with a gilt bronze gallery, resting on four tapered legs joined by an interlaced brace topped by an openwork bronze basket and finished with sabots.
H. 102 cm (40 in.) D. 68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
Works by Adam Weisweiler, to whom we owe many pedestal tables. The interlacing of the struts, the choice of fluorspar for the top and the line of the supports make this a highly refined model, worthy of the greatest cabinetmakers of the period.
He supplied work to the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre, one of the leading artisans of taste at the time. This collaboration may explain the discreet stamp concealed beneath the top, as the merchant was often reluctant to divulge the name of his maker, especially as pedestal tables of this shape are rare in Weisweiler's work.

Adam Weisweiler was born in Korschenbroich, Germany, in 1746. Working notably for the merchant merciers Dominique Daguerre (en) and for the Lignereux house, he became the supplier to the French Court, to Marie-Caroline of Austria, Queen Consort of Naples, to Maria Feodorovna, daughter-in-law of Catherine II, as well as to the French and English high aristocracy. He also worked under the Empire. He died in Paris in 1820.
Weisweiler's output is particularly abundant. His style is a perfect illustration of the "Pompeian" style. He was particularly fond of the porcelain plates (Sèvres and Wedgwood) supplied to him by the merchant Daguerre. He produced little marquetry, apart from a few rare pieces of furniture in the Boulle style, in response to commissions.

Ref: 77RK505TBN