Louis XV Period Desk, Stamped Tuart

Flat desk in amaranth veneer, it opens with two belt drawers and rests on four slightly curved legs. The keyholes and clogs in chiseled and gilded bronze, Stamped J. TUART for Jean-Baptiste TUART Beginning of the Louis XV period, Very good original condition The tray sheathed in black leather gilded with iron. Height: 72x103x54cm Jean-Baptiste I Tuart – received Master on February 1, 1741: cabinetmaker during the reign of Louis XV, he was one of the Court's suppliers. From his factory in the cloister of Saint-Germain-L'Auxerrois, Jean-Baptiste I Tuart delivered numerous orders to Menus-Plaisirs from 1744 to 1753. He had a son, Jean-Baptiste II Tuart, with whom he worked for a while. until the latter decides to establish himself as master table maker and merchant. Tuart no doubt collaborated with his fellow dealer Léonard Boudin, who repeatedly left his stamp close to his. His work is characterized by classic furniture in the Louis XV style. He thus made chests of drawers, corner cupboards, flat and sloping desks or even secretaries, in wood veneer or inlaid with flowers. Some pieces of furniture are also executed in lacquer or varnish in the style of China. Alongside this furniture, Tuart produced Transition works such as small drum tables or jumping chests of drawers, inlaid with small landscapes and utensils in the style of Topino. Tuart put an end to his activity in 1767. Public collections Museum of Decorative Arts - Paris Small Louis XV writing desk forming a sloping desk, - Métropolitain Museum - New York, Louis XV sloping desk -