TRANSITION-STYLE TABLE WITH A ‘SLIDING’ MECHANISM, BASED ON A DESIGN BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS OEBEN By Jules Piret In rosewood veneer, violet in colour and satin-finished, with geometric marquetry decoration of cubes and scales within recesses, and ornamentation in chiselled and gilded bronze; the sliding top reveals an interior fitted with a shelf forming a writing desk and two side compartments, the arched legs adorned with bronze feet, stamped ‘J.PIRET’ beneath the apron, with a label inscribed ‘Salon rouge Premier étage’ beneath the top Dimensions (table closed): H.: 73 cm (28 ¾ in.) W: 80 cm (31 ½ in.) D: 44.5 cm (17 ½ in.) Comparative bibliography: R. Stratmann-Döhler, Jean-François Oeben, Les Editions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2002, p. 133. A Louis XV-style mechanical table with gilt-bronze mountings, made of tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood, modelled on a design by Jean-François Oeben, by Jules Piret *Information for buyers: For export from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required; the cost of this will be borne by the prospective buyer. *Information to buyers: For export from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be required, at the buyer’s expense.