"demi lune" console Louis XVI period stamped by Lacroix

An elegant Louis XVI period half-moon console table, stamped Lacroix, veneered in rosewood and satinwood with a rich geometric marquetry design known as "crosshatching."

The frieze opens with a wide drawer in the front, also featuring a crosshatching motif, secured with a lock and framed by a double border of finely chased gilt bronze. The sides, inlaid with the same motif and border, open with a push-button mechanism beneath the stretcher, revealing two doors similar to the drawer.

It rests on four tapered, sheathed legs, surmounted by a ring and terminating in gilt bronze sabots, joined by a stretcher shelf. Also half-moon shaped, the top is adorned with an elegant openwork and gilt gallery. It features a large central circle of alternating rosewood and satinwood, richly decorated with crosshatching marquetry. The top is crowned with a gray Sainte-Anne marble slab molded with a corbel-shaped edge.

This exceptionally fine piece of furniture is distinguished by the harmony of its proportions, the richness of its marquetry, and the excellence of its chasing, characteristics of the most sought-after works by Roger Vandercruse, known as Lacroix, one of the most renowned cabinetmakers of 18th-century Paris, admitted to the guild in 1755. But above all, it is distinguished by its mechanism for opening the two side doors.

He supplied a prestigious clientele and collaborated with the leading merchants of his time. His works are prized for the finesse of their marquetry, the balance of their lines, and the exceptional quality of their bronze mounts.

A very fine Louis XVI period piece, stamped Lacroix, with the bronze mounts in their original gilding.

Dimensions: H 88.5 x W 112 x D 52.5