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Lot Essay
François Rübestuck, maître in 1766.
Jean-Louis Grandjean, maître in 1766.
This secrétaire en laque européen à fond rouge closely relates to a small group of furniture decorated en vernis in imitation of Oriental lacquer by François Rübestuck (1722-1785). The Grandjean stamp probably relates to his capacity as a marchand rather than as a maker. Similar secrétaires stamped by Rübestuck include a closely related red lacquer example sold Sotheby's Monaco, 24 June 2000, lot 135, and black lacquer variants (see P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIé Siècle, Paris, 1998, p. 746). Also compare a commode decorated à fond jonquille et vert stamped by Grandjean, probably also in his capacity as a dealer, at Waddesdon Manor (G. de Bellaigue, The James A. Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture and Gilt Bronzes, London, 1974, I, pp. 221-223).
Jean-Louis Grandjean, maître in 1766.
This secrétaire en laque européen à fond rouge closely relates to a small group of furniture decorated en vernis in imitation of Oriental lacquer by François Rübestuck (1722-1785). The Grandjean stamp probably relates to his capacity as a marchand rather than as a maker. Similar secrétaires stamped by Rübestuck include a closely related red lacquer example sold Sotheby's Monaco, 24 June 2000, lot 135, and black lacquer variants (see P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIé Siècle, Paris, 1998, p. 746). Also compare a commode decorated à fond jonquille et vert stamped by Grandjean, probably also in his capacity as a dealer, at Waddesdon Manor (G. de Bellaigue, The James A. Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture and Gilt Bronzes, London, 1974, I, pp. 221-223).