Mahogany and mahogany veneered pedestal table, the... - Lot 418 - Coutau-Bégarie Mahogany and mahogany veneered pedestal table, the circular top in Bardiglio Forito marble resting on a baluster shaft centred on a double plinth base with four arched sides. Rich ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze decorated with foliage, palmettes, garlands of foliage, stars and friezes of raies de coeur. Empire period, attributed to Alexandre Maigret (1780- 1825) Height 80 cm - Diam. 97.5 cm Alexandre Maigret was one of the most important founisseurs of the Imperial furniture from 1805 until his retirement in 1826. He began his dual activity as upholsterer and cabinetmaker in 1775 at number 20 rue Vivienne in Paris. He supplied furniture for the châteaux of Versailles, Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau (Madame Mère's flat) and the Tuileries. Madame Mère) and the Tuileries, as well as the palace of Laeken near Brussels. His activity gradually declined under the Restoration, and he sold part of his stock and the Savonnerie carpets to the royal furniture repository in 1918. Savonnerie to the royal furniture repository in 1826 before retiring. Two similar pedestal tables stamped Maigret were sold: one at Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 19 January 1988, lot 132, and the second at Christie's London, 4 July 1996, lot 231. Another pedestal table stamped four times but lacking rich ormolu ornamentation was sold in the Lord Barnard collection at Christie's, Raby Castle, London. Christie's, Raby Castle, 10-11 October 1994, lot 127.