An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . J3O a i~ o a; -oo S Eo U V V tra Louis XV. COMMODES. 321 Middle; 18th Century. Century Galleries of the original, in marqueterie ofvarious woods, is adorned withmouldings, statuettes, vases, andplaques of gilt bronze, cast andchased. The original was begun in1760 by Oeben, and completed in1769 by Riesener. Its bronzes areby Duplessis, Winant, and Her-vieux. The design and
An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . J3O a i~ o a; -oo S Eo U V V tra Louis XV. COMMODES. 321 Middle; 18th Century. Century Galleries of the original, in marqueterie ofvarious woods, is adorned withmouldings, statuettes, vases, andplaques of gilt bronze, cast andchased. The original was begun in1760 by Oeben, and completed in1769 by Riesener. Its bronzes areby Duplessis, Winant, and Her-vieux. The design and detailsshow the transition between theperiods of Louis XV. and LouisXVI. On page 320 is a commodein inlay of various woods, withmounts and ornaments of giltbronze,cast and chased by JacquesCaffieri. In its class this is themost remarkable piece of furniture,of this famous cabinet-maker andmetal-chaser, who represents theearlier Louis XV. style at Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Mounts.
Size: 1752px × 1426px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectdecorationandornamen
