Mahogany architect's table by P.Pioniez Paris Louis XVI period

Furniture du 18th century

DIMENSIONS : l. 31.5 .inH. 30.31 .inP. 22.05 .in

MATERIAUX : Mahogany

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Small architect's table known as Tronchin. *

Model opening with a drawer on the front and two side pulls. The quarter-round molded top is tilted by a lectern system and adjustable in height thanks to sliding racks hidden in the feet. A pivoting brass rod allows it to be locked at the desired height. The sliding crosspieces of the solid mahogany lectern are finely cut and openwork. The whole rests on four square legs decorated with fluting at the top and finished with bronze shoes and casters.

Havana leather gilded with small original irons for the top tray. Removable book holder stick in original solid mahogany.

Beautiful mahogany from St Domingue with very tight grains, perfect condition, french polish by our workshop. The underside of the crosspieces is stamped twice with P.Pioniez*.

Parisian work from the Louis XVI period, circa 1780.

*The Tronchin table appeared during the reign of Louis XVI.

It takes its name from a Genevan physician, Théodore Tronchin (1709-1781), who published at the time works on bone diseases related to poor posture at the desk. He described the advantages of creating a table with a tilting, height-adjustable desk that would keep the back straight and thus avoid any deformity and pain, whether working sitting or standing. The innovation of this system table comes from a mechanism of sliding legs, adjustable by a rack system that allows the tabletop to be raised to the desired height.

*Pierre Pioniez (Paris 1731-1790) was a Parisian cabinetmaker who became a master on August 14, 1765. He first worked as a freelance worker in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, then settled in the Marais, on rue Michel-Lecomte. The mark of this cabinetmaker is most often found on small luxury furniture.

Pierre Pioniez (actif de 1765 à 1790)

Pierre Pioniez (Paris 1731-1790) was a Parisian cabinetmaker who became a master craftsman on August 14, 1765. He first worked as a freelance worker in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, then settled in the Marais district, on Rue Michel-Lecomte. This cabinetmaker's mark is most often found on small luxury furniture.