Bidspirit auction | Dressing Table Louis XV Style

Dressing Table Louis XV Style with integrated mirrors and drawers - Dressing Table Louis XV Style with integrated mirrors and drawers This brand new Louis XV Style Poudreuse ”Sophie” is a masterfully crafted multi-functional dressing table that serves as a quintessential example of the mid-18th-century French Rococo period, produced by the prestigious French institution Ateliers Allot. Handcrafted from solid cherrywood, the ”Sophie” model exhibits graceful organic forms defined by an undulating apron with a central shell carving and four slender, arched cabriole legs terminating in delicate brass sabots. As a triumph of technical cabinetmaking, the piece features a complex three-panel top where the central panel lifts to reveal an integrated vanity mirror with a serpentine crest, while two lateral panels flip outward to reveal deep internal storage compartments. The front is further equipped with a sophisticated arrangement of five drawers, including four small side drawers and a wider central drawer finished with simple brass pull knobs, representing the peak of French decorative arts from an ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) that has integrated eight foundational trades 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 648]