Small Louis XV Desk Stamped "dubois"
Artist: Dubois
Small desk in rosewood and violetwood marquetry, featuring two side drawers, resting on four curved legs, leather top with a gilt vignette, stamped “Dubois” and marked “JME,” from the Louis XV period
One of the greatest cabinetmakers under Louis XV, Jacques Dubois was admitted as a Master in 1742.
His work falls into two categories: classic Louis XV-style furniture of exceptional craftsmanship, such as this small writing desk, and pieces that can be described as masterpieces.
The latter are typically finished in Far Eastern lacquers, or coated with varnishes imitating them, or made of richly inlaid veneer, all adorned with elaborate ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Louvre, the Carnavalet Museum, the Wallace Collection and Manor, the Getty Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon all house examples of his furniture.
One of the greatest cabinetmakers under Louis XV, Jacques Dubois was admitted as a Master in 1742.
His work falls into two categories: classic Louis XV-style furniture of exceptional craftsmanship, such as this small writing desk, and pieces that can be described as masterpieces.
The latter are typically finished in Far Eastern lacquers, or coated with varnishes imitating them, or made of richly inlaid veneer, all adorned with elaborate ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Louvre, the Carnavalet Museum, the Wallace Collection and Manor, the Getty Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon all house examples of his furniture.
7 500 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Marquetry
Width: 75
Height: 70
Depth: 44,5
Reference (ID): 1856637
Availability: In stock
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