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BY JEAN DESFORGES, CIRCA 1750
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE LACQUER COMMODE
BY JEAN DESFORGES, CIRCA 1750
Of bombé form, the brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers flanked by rocaille-cast angle mounts, the drawer fronts and the sides with Chinese black lacquer scenes decorated with figures, birds, beasts and pavilions in river landscapes, the cabriole legs with scrolled sabots, stamped four times 'DF JME', inscribed to the reverse in white chalk 'Salon Bleue', the reverse and lower drawer interior each with an old label inscribed '13936', the underside stenciled twice in white paint 'AR', the underside of marble inscribed in pencil 'Commode en Laque'
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high, 51 in. (130 cm.) wide, 24 ½ in. (62.5 cm.) deep
BY JEAN DESFORGES, CIRCA 1750
Of bombé form, the brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers flanked by rocaille-cast angle mounts, the drawer fronts and the sides with Chinese black lacquer scenes decorated with figures, birds, beasts and pavilions in river landscapes, the cabriole legs with scrolled sabots, stamped four times 'DF JME', inscribed to the reverse in white chalk 'Salon Bleue', the reverse and lower drawer interior each with an old label inscribed '13936', the underside stenciled twice in white paint 'AR', the underside of marble inscribed in pencil 'Commode en Laque'
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high, 51 in. (130 cm.) wide, 24 ½ in. (62.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Duc d'Arenberg (according to the Rosenberg & Stiebel invoice).
With Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 14 January 1971.
With Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 14 January 1971.
Brought to you by
The Irene Roosevelt Aitken Collection
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