FRANCE, second half of the 18th century Lady's dressing table, all sides, in butterfly-winged rosewood veneer and frieze in brown veined wood frames, resting on four curved legs. The tripartite top features a central flap, darkened on its reverse by a mirror, and two side cellars with flaps, one with former compartments for a toiletry set. The belt opens with two drawers and a sliding writing tablet. Brass keyways and pull rings. Stamped L. BOUDIN and JME de la Jurande des Menuisiers-Ebénistes de Paris on the bottom of the inkwell drawer. Louis XV period. 70.4 x 79.3 x 45.5 cm. Partially oiled veneer, some cracks, lifting, old accidents and metal reinforcement and old restorations and some missing parts; splice on the reverse of the shelf; mirror shade worn and stained. Léonard BOUDIN (1735-1807), cabinetmaker in Paris, received the title of Master in 1761. Provenance : Maîtres HUVEY - LEMONNIER - BLACHE, Versailles, April 15, 1956, lot 116, reproduced. This dressing table appeared in the Exhibition of the great Parisian cabinetmakers of the 18th century, at the Pavillon de Marsan, reproduced under no. 16.