An exceptional pair of corner cabinets or encoignures each with a marquetry top above canted corners simulating fluting, the panelled door with flowers in a vase made of precious woods i.e. burl ash, walnut, fruit woods, with pyrogravure and fruitwood stringing, opening to reveal one shelf, on bracket feet.
Daniel Deloose, or de Loose, was an ébéniste of Flemish origin who received his maitrise in 1767, thanks to a special royal edict. He worked mainly in the Transitional and Louis XVI style, both with geometric parquetry and landscape marquetry. His designs often comprise a marquetry top instead of a marble top as it was generally expected of French case cabinets. He died in 1788.
Comparative literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris 2008, p. 275-278, fig. 278a.
Condition: very good, wear consistent with age and use, minor fading – detailed condition report on request
