Dans l’intimité du roi. Le cabinet d’angle. Antique prolific to the point of

prolific to the point of excess

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est bien le plus méconnu

who scrutinized his body with as much intensity as he accorded his models

mais aussi pour la qualité ou l'originalité de leur facture

Dans l’intimité du roi. Le cabinet d’angle. Antique prolific to the point ofInitially a "collector's apartment" for Louis XIV, the corner study was transformed by Louis XV, who, appreciating the privacy, made it his workplace. Restored to the tastes of the reign, the study then benefited from a sumptuous rococo decor and the most refined furniture. Mirror borders and woodwork by Jacques Verberckt depicting children's games, elegant bronzes and delicate marquetry, a chest of drawers and medallion cabinet by Antoine Robert