Étienne Avril

As an ébéniste, Avril mostly designed rectangular mahogany panels, framed by bronze.^[2] He became a maître-ébéniste, or master furniture designer, in 1774.^[2] A year later, in 1775, he began adding porcelain to the design of his furniture.^[3] For example, he added two nymphs made of bisque to a wardrobe he designed for the Palace of Fontainebleau.^[2] Other notable pieces of furniture include a marquetry desk with a glass door for the Mirault family, and a mahogany guéridons with leg made of gilded bronze for the Sené family.^[2]

Avril resided on the rue de Charenton in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine of Paris.^[2] He died on 24 June 1791.^[2]