Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Lyonaise Walnut Armoire Bonnetiere 1710 Decorative Arts the tray likely made in

the tray likely made in Damascus

but stayed there for many years

The agitation caused by the French Revolution drove Clodion in 1792 to Nancy

The table legs of cabriole shape are  deeply carved with scrolls to the top and carved with acanthus leaves & bell flowers below

the slanted paneled base is raised on a plinth base with corresponding gadrooning and the original brass casters

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Lyonaise Walnut Armoire Bonnetiere 1710 Decorative Arts the tray likely made inA fine & rare early 18th century antique French Louis XIV period walnut armoire bonnetiere, Lyon, circa 1710. Rare & difficult to find solid walnut Louis XIV period chateau bonnetiere, circa early 1700s. An exceptional documentary example from the Lyon region of France, this area was notable in the early 1700s for its superior production of armoires. The upper cabinet features a pronounced stepped cornice above a single door with the original key &