Small signed Louis XV bureau plat by Antoine Criaerd. Rosewood and kingwood, veneered. Three-sided cambered body on curved legs. Three drawers of different sizes in the compartmentalised front. Framed veneer panels with diamond motifs covering the entire surface. Rich bronze rocaille applications. Stamped sign. A CRIAERD and Parisian jury stamp JME. Some bronzes with so-called Couronné stamp in the form of a crowned C. Corresponding, profile-framed cover plate covered with tobacco-coloured leather. H. 72.5 cm. 130 cm x 73 cm. Like his brother Mathieu (1689-1776) and his eldest son Antoine Mathieu (1724-1778), Antoine Criaerd belonged to a family of extremely successful Parisian ebenists. Antoine Criaerd's creative period was between 1720 and 1750, during which he created ornate furniture in the Régenve and early Louis XV style. Cf. Kjellberg, p. 211f. Provenance: from the dissolution of an important private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia. A small French rosewood veneered Louis XV desk. France. Paris. Circa 1745.