Lot Essay
Pierre Mantel, maître in 1766
The overall form of this commode relates to a group of commodes supplied by Gilles Joubert, subcontracting to Roger van der Cruse (R.V.L.C.) and Léonard Boudin, among others, for the use of the crown between 1770 and 1775 (see H. Roberts, 'Gilles Joubert as Subcontractor: Some Recent Discoveries', F.H.S.J., 1985, pp. 32-8). An unsigned commode with similar inlay panels was in the Edward James Collection, West Dean Park, West Sussex, sold Christie's on-the-Premises, 2-6 June 1986, lot 119.
The overall form of this commode relates to a group of commodes supplied by Gilles Joubert, subcontracting to Roger van der Cruse (R.V.L.C.) and Léonard Boudin, among others, for the use of the crown between 1770 and 1775 (see H. Roberts, 'Gilles Joubert as Subcontractor: Some Recent Discoveries', F.H.S.J., 1985, pp. 32-8). An unsigned commode with similar inlay panels was in the Edward James Collection, West Dean Park, West Sussex, sold Christie's on-the-Premises, 2-6 June 1986, lot 119.