BONHEUR DU JOUR in satin veneer and rosewood inlaid with light wood inlays in a Chinese-inspired framing of floral vases and utensils such as a cup, covered cup, teapot, potpourri, books, inkwell garnished with a quill, letter, bottle
BONHEUR DU JOUR in satin veneer and rosewood inlaid with light wood inlays in a Chinese-inspired framing of floral vases and utensils such as a cup, covered cup, teapot, potpourri, books, inkwell garnished with a quill, letter, bottle
The lower part opens with a belt drawer forming a writing case garnished with leather.
The upper part, set back considerably, opens with a small central drawer surmounted by an open compartment flanked by a door on either side, the whole surmounted by a shelf framed on three sides by a fretworked border.
It stands on high arched legs.
Ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes such as interlacing friezes, scroll scrolls and acanthus leaves, leafy hooves.
Stamps, on the edge of a crossbeam, of R.V.L.C. (Roger Van der Cruise dit La Croix, cabinetmaker received Master in Paris on February 6, 1755) and, in the small drawer of the tier, of Louis Moreau (received Master on September 27, 1764), as a merchant.
The marquetry panels decorated with Chinese utensils are probably the work of Topino, who used to resell them to his colleagues.
Transition from the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods, around 1770
(restoration, completely restored; our piece of furniture was probably originally fitted with a crotch shelf).
Top. Width : 61 cm Depth : 38 cm
Note :
This kind of utensil marquetry, inspired by Coromandel's naively treated Chinese lacquered screens, is characteristic of the work of cabinetmaker Charles Topino, who is known to have delivered inlaid panels of this type to fellow cabinetmakers who then sold them as being of their own production. This was the case of Louis Moreau, who had renowned cabinetmakers such as Birclé, Foullet or Topino working with him, and who only made some of the furniture he sold himself.
Bibliography :
- Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème siècle, les Editions de l'Amateur, 2002. See the sections on RVLC, Moreau and Topino where happinesses of the day with marquetry and similar bronzes are reproduced on page 883.
- Clarisse Roinet, Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix 1727-1799n Paris,2000.
For similar happinesses of the day stamped R.V.L.C:
- an identical model, with the same bronzes and the same utensils but sometimes arranged differently, is reproduced in "l'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIIIè siècle" by Jean Nicola, page 258. Editions Pygmalion, 1976.
- A similar model but with a Greek frieze was sold at Christie's, London, 4 June 2014, lot 531 (provenance Collection Jacques Perrin and anonymous sale Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris, 27 November 1985, lot 158. Reproduced in "Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème siècle" by Pierre Kjellberg, 1989 edition, page 757 and in "Roger Vandercruise dit Lacroix 1727-1799", page 64, ill. 23) by Clarisse Roinet, Paris, 2000).
- two almost similar copies: Sotheby's London sale, 25 June 1982, lot 127 and Sotheby's Monaco sale, 1 July 1995, lot 133.
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BONHEUR DU JOUR in satin veneer and rosewood inlaid with light wood inlays in a Chinese-inspired framing of floral vases and utensils such as a cup, covered cup, teapot, potpourri, books, inkwell garnished with a quill, letter, bottle
The lower part opens with a belt drawer forming a writing case garnished with leather.
The upper part, set back considerably, opens with a small central drawer surmounted by an open compartment flanked by a door on either side, the whole surmounted by a shelf framed on three sides by a fretworked border.
It stands on high arched legs.
Ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes such as interlacing friezes, scroll scrolls and acanthus leaves, leafy hooves.
Stamps, on the edge of a crossbeam, of R.V.L.C. (Roger Van der Cruise dit La Croix, cabinetmaker received Master in Paris on February 6, 1755) and, in the small drawer of the tier, of Louis Moreau (received Master on September 27, 1764), as a merchant.
The marquetry panels decorated with Chinese utensils are probably the work of Topino, who used to resell them to his colleagues.
Transition from the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods, around 1770
(restoration, completely restored; our piece of furniture was probably originally fitted with a crotch shelf).
Top. Width : 61 cm Depth : 38 cm
Note :
This kind of utensil marquetry, inspired by Coromandel's naively treated Chinese lacquered screens, is characteristic of the work of cabinetmaker Charles Topino, who is known to have delivered inlaid panels of this type to fellow cabinetmakers who then sold them as being of their own production. This was the case of Louis Moreau, who had renowned cabinetmakers such as Birclé, Foullet or Topino working with him, and who only made some of the furniture he sold himself.
Bibliography :
- Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème siècle, les Editions de l'Amateur, 2002. See the sections on RVLC, Moreau and Topino where happinesses of the day with marquetry and similar bronzes are reproduced on page 883.
- Clarisse Roinet, Roger Vandercruse dit La Croix 1727-1799n Paris,2000.
For similar happinesses of the day stamped R.V.L.C:
- an identical model, with the same bronzes and the same utensils but sometimes arranged differently, is reproduced in "l'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIIIè siècle" by Jean Nicola, page 258. Editions Pygmalion, 1976.
- A similar model but with a Greek frieze was sold at Christie's, London, 4 June 2014, lot 531 (provenance Collection Jacques Perrin and anonymous sale Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris, 27 November 1985, lot 158. Reproduced in "Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème siècle" by Pierre Kjellberg, 1989 edition, page 757 and in "Roger Vandercruise dit Lacroix 1727-1799", page 64, ill. 23) by Clarisse Roinet, Paris, 2000).
- two almost similar copies: Sotheby's London sale, 25 June 1982, lot 127 and Sotheby's Monaco sale, 1 July 1995, lot 133.
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