AN EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH, KINGWOOD AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY COMMODE

CIRCA 1745, ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-PHILIPPE CAREL

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AN EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH, KINGWOOD AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY COMMODE
Circa 1745, attributed to Jacques-Philippe Carel
The serpentine-fronted moulded purple and green marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with bois de bout floral marquetry within a vigorous scrolling foliate C-scroll and rocaille ormolu frame laid upon an amaranth shadow, the sides similarly inlaid with further foliate C-scroll encadrements, the angles with pierced cabochon and rocaille chutes trailing to similarly cast sabots, the mounts struck several times with the 'C' couronn poinon, the reverse inscribed in black ink '11'
34in. (87cm.) high, 55in. (140cm.) wide, 24in. (61cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The 'C' Couronn poinon was a tax mark used in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.

This commode, with its elaborately scrolled mounts and fine bois-de-bout marquetry, may be attributed to the celebrated bniste Jacques-Philippe Carel, mitre in 1723, on the basis of its close similarity to his documented oeuvre. These include a pair of commodes in Schloss Ludwigsburg, Bavaria (No. KRGT 5797) and another sold anonymously at Semenzato, Venice, 20 May 1983. Another commode with identical mounts, exhibited at the 1990 Biennale des Antiquaires by Gismondi, was sold anonymously at Versailles, 29 March 1992, lot 190.

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