Lot 85

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD FLORAL MARQUETRY COMMODES

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD FLORAL MARQUETRY COMMODES

BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, CIRCA 1760

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD FLORAL MARQUETRY COMMODES
BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, CIRCA 1760
Each with Jaspé du Var marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse with cartouches containing foliage, birds and butterflies, stamped P. ROUSSEL to the underside of each
35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high, 61 in. (155 cm.) wide, 28 ½ in. (72 cm.) deep

Provenance

Purchased in Paris circa 1860 by the 3rd Countess Torrebella, later Mrs. Russell M. Gordon of Kjirkcurdbright for the Palacio do Collegio, Madeira, Spain.
By descent to Captain D. O. Fairlie of Myres.
Acquired from Maurice Segoura, Paris.

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Lot Essay

Pierre Roussel, maître in 1745.

Established in the Rue de Charenton at L'Image de St. Pierre, Roussel was one of the most prolific ébénistes of the period, his atelier continuing after his death in 1782 up until 1792-5. He was particularly renowned for his use of naturalistic floral marquetry, as on this commode, often enhanced with vigorous engraving to increase the illusionistic effect.

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