Jean-Jacques MANTZER known as "MANSER" (1727-1775/1780) - Lot 390

Jean-Jacques MANTZER known as "MANSER" (1727-1775/1780) Rosewood and violet-wood veneered flap-top desk with butterfly wings framed by Greek-style fillets and spandrels. The flap reveals niches and drawers and features a gilded black leather background. It opens with a drawer at the top and two full doors at the bottom. The canted uprights rest on four straight legs and are topped by a grey Sainte Anne Belgian marble top. Stamped by Jean-Jacques Mantzer dit Manser (practiced in the Grande rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in 1758, baptized in 1727 and died probably between 1775 and 1780), son-in-law of cabinetmaker Nicolas-Henry Topino and brother-in-law of Charles Topino. Transition period - 18th century Height : 141 cm - Width : 80 cm - Depth : 38 cm (restorations, some missing leather)