Game Table known as « tric-trac » Stamped Martin Ohneberg

Stamped Martin OHNEBERG, Master in 1773
Louis XVI Period
Dimensions: H. 74 x W. 114 x D. 58 cm (H. 29 x W. 44.8 x 22.8 inches)

This very beautiful piece of furniture is both a desk as well as a game table. It is made out of Cuban mahogany and plated mahogany. The movable tray is covered with brown leather on one side, and felt on the other side. It reveals a compartment in ebony and natural and green stained ivory.

The table opens by one small drawer on one side and another drawer on the other side.

This little desk rests on four tapered and fluted legs that are finished off with golden brass feet.

Period: circa 1780

Cabinetmaker:
Martin Ohneberg, became a Master in 1773.
Martin Ohneberg’s reputation is excellent. His very high quality furniture is entirely of the styles of Transition and Louis XVI which includes plated furniture as well as marquetry-covered items. The forms of his works remain very classical and the bronzes are generally sober.

Several pieces from him are displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Bibliography:
Pierre Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIème siècle, Dictionnaire des ébénistes et des menuisiers, Les Editions de l’Amateur.