98. Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène DURAND Small circular dressing table, in satinwood and mahogany veneer, composed of two superimposed drum tops, the upper one decorated with a round porcelain plate in the Sèvres taste, with polychrome and gold decoration of birds in a landscape, surrounded by flower sprays. The lower plate, decorated with inlaid foliage, opens with two semicircular flaps revealing two cavities. It rests on four tapered and fluted feet with copper inlays, ending with casters. Ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze such as openwork gallery, draperies, rosettes, rings and shoes. After a model of Martin Carlin. Stamped G. DURAND. Louis XVI style, late 19th century. (Small tears in the veneer on the tray and some scratches on the porcelain tray, slight cracks and small oxidation to the gilding). H : 84 cm - D : 41,5 cm The dressing table that we present is a faithful replica of the one executed by Martin Carlin, probably under the direction of the merchant direction of the merchant Simon-Philippe Poirier around 1770 and of which certain specimens are preserved today in museums in museums such as the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum. The house of Sormani also made an exact replica of this piece of furniture furniture (Millon et Associés, July 2, 2021, Drouot room 5, lot 1). Bibliography : WATSON, F.J.B., Le meuble Louis XVI, Paris, 1963, pl. 128.