EPOQUE SECRETARY LOUIS XV - 18th - ESTAMPILLE L.BOUDIN

Elegant LOUIS XV SECRETARY - 18th century in precious wood veneer, rosewood inlaid with boxwood flowers and leaves,
Frames of violet wood and rich floral marquetry.
The curved front opens to reveal two doors beneath a flap topped by a doucine drawer,
The open flap reveals a front adorned with leather and an interior with compartments lined with six small curved drawers,
The flap is inlaid with flowers and foliage, as are the sides.
Curved sides and legs,
Panelled uprights,
Entablature base,
All topped with Breche d'Alep marble.
Stamped L.BOUDIN

About Léonard Boudin
Léonard Boudin (1735-1804) - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Mastered on March 4, 1761. He ran a cabinetmaking store and sent furniture to the provinces and abroad. A simple worker, Léonard Boudin was making a meager living when cabinetmaker Migeon asked him to create furniture for one of his clients, using flower marquetry and Chinese-style varnish. Having amassed a little money in this way, he passed and obtained his master's degree in 1761 and set up his workshop on rue Traversiére. From 1870 onwards, he received commissions from a number of renowned dealers, including Louis Moreau and Gerard Peridiez, and quickly acquired a high reputation. He made a name for himself above all with his highly varied marquetry, finely crafted to perfection. In 1772, keeping his own workshop, he opened a sales store on rue Fromenteau, which he moved to the Saint-germain-l'Auxerrois cloister in 1777. As orders flooded in, he enlisted the help of other cabinetmakers and became one of Paris's leading merchants. Gradually, Boudin abandoned his own creations, offering his customers only the works of his colleagues, hence the double stamp found on many of his pieces. Boudin's legacy includes furniture in the Louis XV, Transitional and Louis XVI styles, all of which are still of excellent workmanship and whose veneers and inlays define the distinctive "Boudin style".

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