Estimate

17.000 - 22.000

Session

29 September 2011

Hammer Price

Description

A Louis XV ormolu-mounted rosewood and kingwood commode
By Jacques Birckle (maître 1764)
Saint-Anne marble top on bombé and crossbanded drawers, geometric
marqueterie work playing with the contrast of the woods colour. Ormolu organic
mounts.Stamped twice J. Birckle and JME
Jacques Birckle (maître 30th July 1764), ébéniste flourished throughout the
reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, executed works for the Duc dOrleans and Marie
Antoinettes St. Clou Chateau.
JME Jurande des Menuiseurs Ébénistes, stamped on the pieces that followed all
the quality standarts of this famous and exclusive parisian corporation of ébénistes
132x64x86cm