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Louis XVI-era mahogany writing desk by Etienne Avril
Louis XVI · 18th century
Artist & designer
Étienne Avril
French · 1748–1791 · 1 work available
Key facts
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 1748
- Died
- 1791
- Movement
- Louis XVI style
- Period
- 18th century
- Techniques
- cabinetmaking, mahogany veneer, gilt bronze mounts
- Also spelled
- Etienne Avril, Avril l'Aîné
Biography
Étienne Avril, known as Avril l'Aîné, was born in 1748 in Paris. Received as a master cabinetmaker on 23 November 1774, he established his workshop on the rue de Charenton in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. He produced furniture for the Court, including for Queen Marie-Antoinette, characterised by mahogany panels framed with bronze mouldings. His brother Pierre Avril, also a cabinetmaker, took over the workshop after his death on 24 June 1791.
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Étienne Avril
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