Bookstand, 1839, French, Paris, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl
Bookstand, 1839, French, Paris, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl; brass hardware and mounts; lined with silk velvet not original to the piece, Overall (at base): 53 x 32 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. ( x x cm); Overall (at widest edge of lectern): 53 x 30 11/16 x 21 5/8 in., Woodwork-Furniture, The shaped aprons on the front and back of this bookstand bear the crowned initials FPO for Ferdinand Philippe, duc d'Orléans (1810—1842), oldest son of King Louis-Philippe. A noted patron of the arts with eclectic taste, the duke commissioned this striking black and white showpiece from the ébéniste Georges-Alphonse Jacob Desmalter, grandson of the celebrated eighteenth-century menuisier (joiner) Georges Jacob, in 1839
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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