From a pied-à-terre, avenue Montaigne
A Régence "Mazarine" gilt-bronze and gilt-brass mounted rosewood parquetred commode, circa 1720
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September 23, 12:14 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description
opening to four drawers, decorated with geometric motifs framed by fillets, the keyhole escutcheons shaped as mascarons, the shaped uprights ending in hoof feet; (the gilt-bronze mounts associated)
Haut. 81 cm, larg. 119 cm, prof. 63,5 cm ; Height 32 in, width 47 in, depth 25 in
Galerie Adam, Paris, 1994 ;
Restored by the cabinetmaker and restorer Michel Germon after its purchase in 1994 (details of this restoration are available upon request)
Related Litterature
P. Hugues, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Furniture, vol. II, London, 1996
C. Demetrescu, Le Style Louis XIV, Paris, 2002
The commode is an invention of Parisian craftsmen around 1690. Its creation is linked to the transformations undergone by the bureau and its adaptation to a new function. Thus, the first chest of drawers delivered in 1695 for the château de Marly was still designated as a "grande table en bureau" (A.N. O/1/3306 in C. Demetrescu, Le Style Louis XIV, Paris, 2002).
Our chest of drawers presents the characteristic form of so-called "Mazarine" commodes: a crossbow-shaped front, uprights in inverted console form, and hoofed sabot feet. This structure follows that of a chest of drawers by Nicolas Sageot (1666-1731) in the Wallace Collection (inv. F39), but distinguishes itself through the use of rosewood veneer rather than the Boulle marquetry typical of this period.
Similar examples to ours have recently appeared at auction, including one sold at the Chantilly auction house on April 23, 2023, lot 171, which features rosewood veneer and gilt bronze ornaments similar to our example.
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