Dressing table

The carved dressing table stands on four legs that have a connector at the bottom with carved surfaces featuring four fields depicting floral and zoomorphic designs. The upper surface of the table is also decorated with engraved floral motifs and is movable, meaning it can be lifted. A mirror is attached on the inside, and it closes a compartmentalised drawer space.

Although it does not have any visible sign of the manufacturer, it is a French production, most likely made by Gabriel Viardot (1830 - 1906). The dressing table was crafted in the Japanais/Japonisme style, inspired by Japanese art. Viardot was a renowned Parisian cabinetmaker who perfected the creation of this type of furniture adorned with Chinese and Japanese decorations.

Similar furniture is visible in the background of the photograph from 1886 (KB-1068), where Vlaho Bukovac is sitting and painting in his Paris studio, confirming the origin of the dressing table.