Treasures | Paris
Treasures | Paris
Property from a Private Belgian Collection
A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted mahogany commode, circa 1760-1765, stamped Simon Oeben
Auction Closed
December 11, 05:00 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
with five drawers across three rows, with a central ressaut, resting on curved legs, the white veined marble top with double molding; stamped S.OEBEN and JME twice, traces of inventory number on the top
Height 35 1/2 in, width 64 in, depth. 25 3/4 in ; Haut. 90 cm, larg. 162 cm, prof. 65,5 cm
Probably delivered by Simon Oeben to the château de Ménars or to the château de Chanteloup.
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Cordey, Inventaire des biens de Madame de Pompadour, Paris, 1939.
A. Pradère, "Madame de Pompadour et le goût grec", in Connaissance des Arts, December 1989, n. 454, p. 106-109.
A. Pradère, Les ébénistes français de Louis XIV à la Révolution, 1989, p. 260, fig. 275.
X. Salmon, Madame de Pompadour et les Arts, Paris, 2002, pp. 351-353.
ex. cat., musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, 14 February - 19 May 2002, Madame de Pompadour et les arts, Paris, 2002, pp. 351-353.
