A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE AND FLORAL MARQUETRY TABLE A OUVRAGE

CIRCA 1755, IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-PIERRE LATZ

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE AND FLORAL MARQUETRY TABLE A OUVRAGE
Circa 1755, in the manner of Jean-Pierre Latz
The ormolu-bound lobed oval hinged top inlaid with floral tendrils on a bois satiné ground, opening to reveal a divided bois satiné interior, the waved serpentine-fronted bombé apron with further floral tendrils and C-scroll and acanthus spray, the end enclosing a fitted drawer, on C-sroll and acanthus-cabochon headed cabriole legs joined by a concave-fronted kidney-shaped stretcher, on scrolled foliate sabots, the stretcher relaid and probably with later ormolu border, bearing the false stamp 'R.V.L.C. JME'
15½in. (39.5cm.) wide, 29½in. (75cm.) high, 11½in. (29cm.) deep

Lot Essay

An artisan privilégié du roi, Jean-Pierre Latz, maître in 1741, worked from the rue du Faubourg St. Antoine and his style is characterized by its sculptural vitality, extremely realistic floral marquetry and distinctive bronze mounts, which he cast himself in direct contravention to the guild regulations (H. Hawley, 'Jean-Pierre Latz, Cabinetmaker,' Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, September/October 1970, p.207). Counting Frederick II of Prussia and Augustus III of Poland amongst his key patrons, Latz's style was fundamental to the development of the Rococo idiom in Potsdam and Berlin by the likes of the Spindler brothers.

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