Bidspirit auction | Side Table Marie-Antoinette style Louis

Side Table Marie-Antoinette style Louis XVI Style - Side Table Marie-Antoinette style Louis XVI Style This brand new Side Table Marie-Antoinette style Louis XVI is a masterfully crafted piece embodying the pure Neoclassical aesthetic associated with the late 18th-century French court, produced by the prestigious French institution Ateliers Allot. Constructed from solid cherrywood with a soft, patinated lacquer finish, the cabinet features three vertically stacked drawers defined by straight, fluted stiles and elegantly tapered legs that reference classical columnar architecture. The refined design is completed with small, elegant round brass knobs and measures 30 inches (77 cm) in height, 17 inches (45 cm) in width, and 13 inches (32 cm) in depth. This piece exemplifies the peak of French decorative arts from an ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) that has integrated eight foundational trades of fine furniture—including cabinetmaking, woodcarving, and gilding—across eight generations of family expertise since 1812. Ateliers Allot is a prestigious French family institution established in 1812 and headquartered on Rue de Vaugirard with showrooms in Paris, renowned for its mastery of traditional cabinetmaking and the rare ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) label. Spanning eight generations of expertise, the firm seamlessly integrates the eight foundational trades of fine furniture—including cabinetmaking, woodcarving, marquetry, and gilding—to produce and restore exquisite hand made pieces ranging from the Louis XIV era to contemporary bespoke designs entirely in-house, they offer an unparalleled level of historical authenticity, serving as a global benchmark for French decorative arts and ”art de vivre” [LOC 628]