Thomas-Joachim Hébert (1687–1773) was a leading Parisian '' marchand-mercier'' supplying the court (''suivant le Cour'') of

Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...

. In the 1720s, Hébert commissioned furniture from the workshops of

André-Charles Boulle André-Charles Boulle (11 November 164229 February 1732), ''le joailler du meuble'' (the "furniture jeweller"), became the most famous French Cabinet making, cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as "inlay". ...

. Among the ''

ébéniste An ''ébéniste'' () is a cabinet-maker, particularly one who works in ebony. The term is a loanword from French and translates to "ebonist". Etymology and ambiguities As opposed to ''ébéniste'', the term ''menuisier'' denotes a woodcarver or ...

s'' working to his commissions in later days was Bernard II van Risamburgh; about 1750, he supplied furniture by Bernard to the minister

Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville Jean-Baptiste de Machault, comte d'Arnouville, seigneur de Garge et de Gonesse (Paris, 13 December 1701 – Paris, 12 July 1794), was a French statesman, son of Louis Charles Machault d'Arnouville and lieutenant of police. In 1721, he was counse ...

, some of which can be traced in modern collections.See sale catalogue
Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 231, a pair of lacquer ''encoignures''
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French furniture designers 1687 births 1773 deaths French merchants {{France-artist-stub

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