Details
The white and grey marble tops above swivel drawers and cabinet doors, the front left corner to one stamped G.BENEMAN, the other with traces of a stamp
3534 in. (91 cm.) high, 2914 in. (74.5 cm.) wide, 1812 in. (47 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 17 December 2003, lot 346.
Special notice
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Guillaume Beneman, maître in 1785.
These elegant encoignures typify the oeuvre of Beneman. He replaced Jean-Henri Riesener as principal supplier of furniture to the Crown, a transition which took place in 1785-86.

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