A French Transition era chest of drawers
A French Transition era chest of drawers
Rosewood, satinwood and stained wood veneer on oak corpus, ormolu mountings, iron locks, original restored marble top. Two drawer dresser of trapezoid section. The curved sides with lockable compartments behind doors. With even, vertical veneers and opulent inlaid bouquet motifs in large angular reserves. A band of floral ornament in oval surrounds above. Mounted with fine Neoclassical bronze appliques. Stamped "N.PETIT". Restored. H 89, W 95, D 45.5 cm.
Paris, second half 18th C.
Born in 1732, the cabinetmaker Nicolas Petit ran one of the most productive workshops in Paris. After receiving the title of master craftsman on 21 January 1761, he established himself in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he worked until his death in 1791 - a period that lasted beyond the reigns of two kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, with their differing styles, until after the Revolution. Much of his furniture in the Louis XV period is decorated with floral marquetry; it was only after the transition to classicism under Louis XVI that he concentrated on the architectural effect and the grain of a particular wood.
Provenance
Private collection, Bavaria, acquired from Röbbig, Munich.
Literature
This cabinetmaker listed in Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIII siècle, Paris 2008, p. 690 - 698.
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A French Transition era chest of drawers
Rosewood, satinwood and stained wood veneer on oak corpus, ormolu mountings, iron locks, original restored marble top. Two drawer dresser of trapezoid section. The curved sides with lockable compartments behind doors. With even, vertical veneers and opulent inlaid bouquet motifs in large angular reserves. A band of floral ornament in oval surrounds above. Mounted with fine Neoclassical bronze appliques. Stamped "N.PETIT". Restored. H 89, W 95, D 45.5 cm.
Paris, second half 18th C.
Born in 1732, the cabinetmaker Nicolas Petit ran one of the most productive workshops in Paris. After receiving the title of master craftsman on 21 January 1761, he established himself in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he worked until his death in 1791 - a period that lasted beyond the reigns of two kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, with their differing styles, until after the Revolution. Much of his furniture in the Louis XV period is decorated with floral marquetry; it was only after the transition to classicism under Louis XVI that he concentrated on the architectural effect and the grain of a particular wood.
Provenance
Private collection, Bavaria, acquired from Röbbig, Munich.
Literature
This cabinetmaker listed in Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIII siècle, Paris 2008, p. 690 - 698.
