Lot n° 311
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 1 054EUR
Architect's "tronchin" table - Lot 311
Architect's "tronchin" table
in mahogany, with a tilting top with double rack and pinion mechanism, trimmed in fawn morocco with small gold irons, it opens with a drawer in the waist and two side pulls.
Ringed sheath legs
Directoire period
H. 89 cm - W. 90 cm - D. 54 cm
(accidents to the veneer, cracks to the top, stains to the leather)
Appearing during the reign of Louis XVI, the Tronchin table takes its name from a Genevan physician, Théodore Tronchin (1709-1781), who published work on bone diseases linked to poor posture at the work table, and on the advantages of creating a table with a tilting desk that would enable the back to be kept straight, thus avoiding any deformity or pain, whether working while seated or standing. The innovation of this 18th-century table comes from a mechanism concealed in the thickness of the waistband, which raises the top to the desired height.
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