MECHANICAL WRITING TABLE FROM THE ERA LOUIS XV, circa 1770 Stamp of Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
In stained rosewood and sycamore veneer, decorated with geometric marquetry of circles and rhombuses, the top is set back, revealing a drawer with a writing desk and an inkwell, the belt opening through a drawer on each side, resting on curved legs finished with bronze leafy shoes, stamped under the back belt RVLC and two JME jurande punches
H. : 71.5 cm (28 in.)
l. W. : 67 cm (26 ¼ in.)
P. W.: 43 cm (16 ¾ in.)
Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix, received master in 1755
Provenance:
Christie's Paris, 16 December 2002, lot 256 (€ 105,750).
Belgian private collection.
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted, tulipwood and sycamore mechanical writing table, stamped by Roger Vandercruse called Lacroix, circa 1770.

This model derives from the sliding tables that Jean-François Oeben (1721-1763) created in the 1750s, notably for Madame de Pompadour. As a cabinet maker privileged by the Crown, he specialized in the manufacture of mechanical furniture equipped with ingenious systems, combining several functions. As here, their mobile tray conceals a writing desk. As here, the fluidity and purity of lines prevail. Ours is distinguished by its extreme finesse, while Oeben's models are powerfully structured.
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