Charles Cressent, a leading *ébéniste* and sculptor of the late Régence and early Rococo periods, became a master sculptor in 1719. He worked as both *ébéniste* and sculptor to the Regent, Philippe II, duc d'Orléans. His furniture was often decorated with plain veneers, usually of satinwood and amaranth, or veneers in patterns of parquetry. Though Cressent was best known for the highly sculptural
