A Louis XV/XVI transitional gilt bronze mounted parquetry inlaid kingwood and tulipwood writing tableJean-Pierre Dusautoy (1719-1800)fourth quarter 18th centuryThe oval marble top with pierced gallery, the frieze fitted with a writing slide and single drawer, shaped legs joined by an under tier, stamped I.P. DUSAUTOY to the underside. height 28 3/4in (73cm); width 21in (53.5cm); depth 15in (38cm)Provenance: with G. Leclerc, Paris.Property from the Estate Francis A. Martin III, San Francisco, California, curated by Steven Volpe.Footnote: Jean-Pierre Dusautoy ma?tre 1 September 1779.