{"id":372458,"date":"2026-05-21T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/lot\/an-important-louis-xv-kingwood-and-tulipwood-commode-by-jacques-birckle-18th-century-2100632919\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:15:29","slug":"an-important-louis-xv-kingwood-and-tulipwood-commode-by-jacques-birckle-18th-century-2100632919","status":"publish","type":"lot","link":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/en\/lot\/an-important-louis-xv-kingwood-and-tulipwood-commode-by-jacques-birckle-18th-century-2100632919\/","title":{"rendered":"[Auction 160] Lot 31 – An important Louis XV kingwood and tulipwood commode by Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (18th century)"},"content":{"rendered":"Kingwood, tulipwood, and other woods\nBoxwood marquetry depicting flowers\nYellow metal mounts and marble top\nTwo drawers and two long drawers\nStamped “J. Birckle” for Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (Master on 30 July 1764) and JME punch (Jurande des Ma\u00eetres \u00c9b\u00e9nistes)\nFrance, 18th century\n(signs of wear, traces of woodworm)","protected":false},"featured_media":373515,"template":"","categories":[35],"class_list":["post-372458","lot","type-lot","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobiliario"],"acf":{"auction_number":"160","number":"31","ref":"31","letter":"0","hammer_value":"0","show_hammer_value":true,"estimation_min":"8000","estimation_max":"12000","price_on_request":false,"author":false,"auction":{"ID":370388,"post_author":"44","post_date":"2026-04-07 14:24:22","post_date_gmt":"2026-04-07 14:24:22","post_content":"","post_title":"160 - Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"161-antiques-works-of-art-silver-jewellery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-05-22 11:52:46","post_modified_gmt":"2026-05-22 11:52:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/?post_type=auction&p=370388","menu_order":0,"post_type":"auction","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"name":"An important Louis XV kingwood and tulipwood commode by Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (18th century)","dimensions":"89x58x126 cm","description":"Kingwood, tulipwood, and other woods
\nBoxwood marquetry depicting flowers
\nYellow metal mounts and marble top
\nTwo drawers and two long drawers
\nStamped \"J. Birckle\" for Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (Master on 30 July 1764) and JME punch (Jurande des Ma\u00eetres \u00c9b\u00e9nistes)
\nFrance, 18th century
\n(signs of wear, traces of woodworm)","additional_info":[{"title":"Additional Information","text":"In the 18th century, France was the capital of European fashion, and French taste prevailed beyond its borders, with several courts, such as those of the Romanovs and the Bragan\u00e7as, commissioning works from the finest Parisian workshops.
\nThe work of the designer, craftsman, ebanist, and bronzier, combined with materials, techniques, and tools, formed an essential combination to achieve a level of excellence in the creation of furniture pieces.
\nThe commode presented here bears the stamp of the ebanist Jacques Birckl\u00e9 (1734-1803), Master from 30 July 1764, and the JME punch (Jurande des Ma\u00eetres \u00c9b\u00e9nistes).
\nHis work is characterised by the elegant lines of the Louis XV style combined with decorative elements of Neoclassical inspiration. This makes him an example of the so-called Transition style, which is expressed through superficial alterations of a decorative nature, rather than structural ones, preceding the Louis XVI style.
\nMost of the furniture he produced is dominated by work featuring simple geometric designs in marquetry, in light and contrasting tones. The decorative themes follow the taste of the period, with depictions of vases with flowers, urns, and musical trophies, framed by classical motifs such as Greek key patterns.
\nIt was his work of simple taste, when compared to that of other ebanists of his time, such as the famous Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), that placed him in the final years of the French Ancien R\u00e9gime (1785-1789) as a supplier to the Crown's Garde-meuble.
\nWorks by his hand appear in collections such as the V&A, the Mus\u00e9e Lambinet, the Mus\u00e9e Henri Barr\u00e9, and the Mus\u00e9e Cognacq-Jay.
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\nLiterature:
\nPierre Kjellberg, \"Le mobilier fran\u00e7ais du XVIII\u00e8me Si\u00e8cle\", Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2008, p. 7478
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