Lot Essay
Jacques Bircklé, maître in 1764.
All the characteristic elements of Bircklé's production can be found on this commode. The central marquetry vase can further be found on a stamped secrétaire en pente sold from the Stroganoff collection, Lempke, Berlin, 12-13 May 1931, lot 212. It can also be found on a closely related and stamped commode from the collection of the 6th Earl of Rosebery at Mentmore, sold Sotheby's house sale, 18-20 May 1977, lot 404.
Similar vases, which seem to have been inspired by ornamental prints, also adorn a stamped secrétaire formerly in the collection of Viscount Gage, Firle Place, and sold by maître Anaf, Lyon, 16 March 1980.
All the characteristic elements of Bircklé's production can be found on this commode. The central marquetry vase can further be found on a stamped secrétaire en pente sold from the Stroganoff collection, Lempke, Berlin, 12-13 May 1931, lot 212. It can also be found on a closely related and stamped commode from the collection of the 6th Earl of Rosebery at Mentmore, sold Sotheby's house sale, 18-20 May 1977, lot 404.
Similar vases, which seem to have been inspired by ornamental prints, also adorn a stamped secrétaire formerly in the collection of Viscount Gage, Firle Place, and sold by maître Anaf, Lyon, 16 March 1980.