A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and kingwood parquetry commode...
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and kingwood parquetry commode
probably Gaspard Coulon (French, circa 1690-1775), circa 1740
The serpentine Eretria red marble top above bombé case with three short over two long banded drawers, all lined in pink and ivory silk brocade, the whole raised on four French feet; stamped "COULON."
H: 34 1/2, W: 54 3/4, D: 22 1/2 in.
PROVENANCE:
The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This commode is of solid, weighty construction and bears a strong resemblance to another commode stamped "COULON" sold Christie's New York, 24 May 2001, lot 64, as well as to a third example published in Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle (1989), page 191, figure A.
Gaspard Coulon (maître 1739) was from a family of Parisian ébénistes, which included his brother, Jean Coulon (French, 1686-1734); his nephew, Balthazar Coulon (French, 1710-1790); and his son, Jean-François Coulon. Balthazar Coulon would become the best-known of the family through his close relationship with Gilles Joubert (French, 1689-1775) who was ébéniste ordinaire du Garde-Meuble and then Ébéniste de la Couronne under Louis XV. Balthazar executed a number of Joubert's commissions from the King, which then entered the royal household. The stamp "COULON" was most often used by Gaspard Coulon, although Balthazar was known to have also used the same stamp in addition to his more rare stamp, "B. COULON."
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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and kingwood parquetry commode
probably Gaspard Coulon (French, circa 1690-1775), circa 1740
The serpentine Eretria red marble top above bombé case with three short over two long banded drawers, all lined in pink and ivory silk brocade, the whole raised on four French feet; stamped "COULON."
H: 34 1/2, W: 54 3/4, D: 22 1/2 in.
PROVENANCE:
The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This commode is of solid, weighty construction and bears a strong resemblance to another commode stamped "COULON" sold Christie's New York, 24 May 2001, lot 64, as well as to a third example published in Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle (1989), page 191, figure A.
Gaspard Coulon (maître 1739) was from a family of Parisian ébénistes, which included his brother, Jean Coulon (French, 1686-1734); his nephew, Balthazar Coulon (French, 1710-1790); and his son, Jean-François Coulon. Balthazar Coulon would become the best-known of the family through his close relationship with Gilles Joubert (French, 1689-1775) who was ébéniste ordinaire du Garde-Meuble and then Ébéniste de la Couronne under Louis XV. Balthazar executed a number of Joubert's commissions from the King, which then entered the royal household. The stamp "COULON" was most often used by Gaspard Coulon, although Balthazar was known to have also used the same stamp in addition to his more rare stamp, "B. COULON."
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