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THBFine Late Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Amaranth, Bois Satine, Tulipwood Parquetry Break-Front Commode, Attributed to Jean-François Oeben
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LiveApr 25, 2024
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- Lot Description
Fitted with a grey Saint Anne marble top.
34 x 4 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 28 in.
Note: This model of breakfront commode à la grecque, with its elaborate cube parquetry pattern within a Greek key surround, is closely related to the model which first evolved in the workshop of Jean-François Oeben around 1750-60 (see F.J.B. Watson, Louis XVI Furniture, 1960, p. 68). The present commode has the usual features of simplified cartouches flanking the central parquetry panel, and distinctive handles and a Greek key apron mount, while the overall breakfront design, with its parquetry, and swag-draped angle mounts, clearly characterizes the nascent neoclassicism of the goût grec style of the late Louis XV period.
No fewer than 17 commodes of the model à la grecque were made by Oeben for Madame de Pompadour and distributed throughout her residences at Versailles, Ménars and the Chateau d'Auviliers. The model, with decorative variations made to the marquetry and mounts, achieved great success and was soon emulated by other Parisian ébénistes, such as Jacques Dautriche (maître in 1765) and Pierre Macret (ébéniste suivant la Cour from 1756).
Related commodes à la grecque by Oeben include one in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu (illustrated in R. Stratmann-Dohler, Jean-François Oeben, Paris, 2002, p. 54) and a further example in a private collection illustrated in A. Pradère, Les Ébénistes Français de Louis XIV à la Révolution, Paris, p. 261, fig. 276.
Condition
In good, restored condition. The thick fossilized marble top with minor nicks along the edges and slight discoloration on the back side. In good, restored condition with very minor age splits and a few tiny stains. Discoloration around the keyhole escutcheon. With a good French polish. Structurally sound. Impressive quality and scale.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
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