Chiffonier Stamped Joseph Stöckel (received Master In 1775)

Chest of drawers simulating a Louis XVI mahogany and mahogany veneer chest of drawers. It opens with six drawers, one of which is double at the bottom. The rounded uprights are fluted on the front and raised at the back, the bottoms are in oak. It rests on four "top" feet decorated with rings and finished with gilt bronze sabots. The panels are soberly highlighted with moldings. Clover locks. Top in gray Sainte-Anne marble (original) Stamped J. STOCKEL Joseph Stöckel (received master in 1775) Height: 161 cm. Width: 96 cm. Depth: 40 cm. Very good condition Condition report and technical photographs on request. Joseph Stockel arrived in Paris at the age of twenty-six, obtaining his master's degree in 1775. Until the Revolution, he worked on rue de Charenton, then moved his workshop to rue des Fossés-du-Temple. He excelled in the manufacture of luxury furniture, executed with great taste but in a rather austere manner. Marquetry is almost non-existent. Fine bronze frames surround large sheets of mahogany and sometimes rosewood veneer. All his work demonstrates a great attention to detail and perfection. Public collections Château de Bouges Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Paris Victoria and Albert Museum – London