Carcass in Hungarian oak; amaranth veneer; gilded bronze; metal; black leather with gilded edging.
Stamps: B.V.R.B.
Marks and inscriptions: LG, mark in white paint
visible on the reverse side of the right rear leg of the desk.
H. 76 cm. (29 ¾ in.); L. 172 cm. (67 ½ in.); W. 84 cm. (33 in.).
Bernard II Vanrisamburgh (Paris, before 1705-1766, Master before 1730)
Provenance: collection of André Saint (1871-1933), in his hôtel known as de Breteuil, 12 avenue Foch, Paris; collection of Madame André Saint, née Madeleine Bariquand (1879-1955), auction in Paris, galerie Jean Charpentier, Mr. Etienne Ader, 20th and 21st May 1935, lot n°. 185, repr. pl. XXXVII (auctioned for 107,500 francs on 21st May 1935) ; acquired at the auction by the German art dealer Hans Stiebel († in 1964), established at 43 avenue Montaigne, Paris; collection of Baroness Renée Eléonore Juliette de Becker Remy (1903-1987), daughter of Baron Léon Lambert (1851-1919) and Zoé Lucie de Rothschild (1863-1916), granddaughter of Baron Gustave de Rothschild (1829-1911), in her New York apartement located at 820 5th Avenue, Manhattan; collection of Rosenberg & Stiebel Gallery, New York; sold by the latter to Baron Guy de Rothschild (1919-2007); collection of Baron Guy de Rothschild and Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild (1927-1996), at the Hôtel Lambert, located at nᵒ. 2, rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Île, Paris; by descent, Rothschild collection to the present day.
