Bookstand, 1839, French, Paris, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl; brass hardware and mounts; lined with silk velvet not original to the piece, Overall (at base): 53 x 32 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (134.6 x 81.6 x 58.7 cm); Overall (at widest edge of lectern): 53 x 30 11/16 x 21 5/8 in., Woodwork-Furniture, The shaped aprons on the front and back of this bookstand bear the crowned initials FPO for Ferdinand Philippe, duc d'Orléans (1810—1842), oldest son of King Louis-Philippe. A noted patron of the arts with eclectic taste, the duke commissioned this striking black and white showpiece from the ébéniste Georges-Alphonse Jacob Desmalter, grandson of the celebrated eighteenth-century menuisier (joiner) Georges Jacob, in 1839
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Bookstand, 1839, French, Paris, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother, pearl, brass hardware, mounts, lined, silk velvet, original, piece, Overall, base, 53 x 32 1/8 23 1/8, 134.6 81.6 58.7 cm, widest edge, lectern, 30 11/16 21 5/8, Woodwork-Furniture, shaped, aprons, front, back, bookstand bear, crowned initials, FPO, Ferdinand Philippe, duc d'Orléans, 1810—1842, oldest son, King Louis-Philippe, noted patron, arts, eclectic taste, duke commissioned, striking black, white showpiece, ébéniste Georges-Alphonse, Jacob, Desmalter, grandson, celebrated eighteenth-century, menuisier, joiner, Georges Jacob
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