A Fine Quality Louis XVI style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Alexandre Chevrié

with  gilt and blind-tooled leather inset writing surface over frieze drawer

Maker: Alexandre Chevrié
Origin: French
Date: circa 1878
Dimension: (H)28 1/2 in. x (W)49 in

Alexandre Chevrié established himself in 1878 at 11 rue Portefoin then at 7 rue Braque in 1886, where he owned workshops and a storefront shop . He was a manufacturer of art furniture, small style furniture and artistic fantasies. He participates in the Exhibitions of 1878 and 1889, where he got a silver medal. He was four times a jury member, and in 1894, not competing, decorated with the Legion of Honor.