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Pedestal Table ”Hilaire” (Directoire Style)This brand new Pedestal Table ”Hilaire” Directoire Style - Pedestal Table ”Hilaire” (Directoire Style)This brand new Pedestal Table ”Hilaire” Directoire Style is an exceptional solid cherrywood piece that fully embodies the transition from Louis XVI elegance to the refined sobriety of the Directoire era, produced by the prestigious French institution Ateliers Allot. The design features a strikingly simple apron with a single shallow drawer and a functional pull-out shelf (tirette), topped with a moulded wooden gallery that emphasizes rational structure over opulence. Supported by four straight, tapered legs, the table includes a lower shelf (entrejambe) with a distinctive scooped front, measuring 30 inches (77 cm) in height, 19 inches in width, and 15 inches 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 and woodcarving—across eight generations of family expertise since 1812. Width : 50 cm Depth : 40 cm 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 630]