Estimate

60.000 - 80.000

Session 1

25 March 2026

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese lacquer and vernis Martin, with gilt decoration depicting lakeside landscapes animated with pavilions, bridges, boats and figures. The front with one drawer at the top, a fall-front and two doors. The interior with four small drawers, compartments and a writing surface lined with green leather with gilt-tooled border. Raised on cabriole legs terminating in gilt bronze sabots. Mounts in chiseled gilt bronze with rocaille, foliage and scrollwork motifs. The shaped top in grey veined Sainte-Anne type marble. France, mid-18th century (minor defects; marble top restored)

147,5x91x36 cm

Additional Information

Jacques Dubois (Pontoise, 1694 – Paris, 1763), maître in 1742, was one of the most distinguished ébénistes of the Louis XV period, renowned for his specialization in working with Oriental lacquer panels (from China and Japan) integrated into furniture produced in Parisian workshops and enriched with high-quality gilt bronze mounts. The posthumous inventory of his atelier documents a significant volume of lacquered pieces and an extensive stock of bronze models, attesting to consistent and controlled production in this domain. The present secretaire à abattant, through its combination of Chinese lacquer panels with vernis Martin, the quality and character of its chiseled gilt bronze mounts, and its chronology (mid-18th century), falls within the scope of Dubois's production and that of the restricted group of Parisian ébénistes who, during this period, mastered the art of mounting Oriental lacquer on luxury furniture.