A prolific craftsman, Gilles Joubert was the leading supplier of furniture to the French royal household of Louis XV for over twenty-five years, delivering over four thousand pieces ranging from simple bidets to richly ornamented desks and tables. He began supplying furniture to the royal *Garde-Meuble* in 1748, but it was not until he was seventy-four years old that he was given the title of *ébé
