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A fine Louis XV Bonheur du Jour, by Charles TOPINO
Charles Topino, maître 1770
Paris ca. 1780
Rosewwod, kingwood and partly tinted precious woods in veneer with « aux ustensiles » inlays. The front with one drawer with hinged writing surface lined with green leather and several compartments. Recessed upper section with large central compartment above a drawer and flanked on each side by one door in front and one small drawer opened by a secret button. Gilt bronze escutcheons and sabots.
Trace of the estampille
An almost identical 'Bonheur du Jour', signed Charles Topino, is depicted in: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; p. 843 (ill. D).
Measurements:
Height: 42 in
Lenght: 28 in
Depth: 15 ¾ in
