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Attributed to Jean-Pierre Dusautoy
Made of rosewood veneer in friezes of small cubes, green stained wood and boxwood, it opens with three drawers, the first one forming a writing desk.
It rests on four arched legs joined by a kidney-shaped crotch shelf and finished with sabots.
Brocatelle yellow marble top from the Jura underlined by an openwork gallery.
Jean-Pierre Dusautoy (Master on 1st September 1779)
Parisian cabinetmaker, born in 1751
This craftsman had a workshop on rue de Charonne, where he worked all his life.
He produced light furniture in the late Louis XV then Transition style decorated with veneer or marquetry framed by contrasting wood fillets. His most typical work is a small oval table with curved legs and an indented crotch shelf.
