Oak then lacquered with marble top
Carved/Stamped with the name "Latz" in the wood under the marble
Height: 55 inches (86.25 cm)
Width: 55 inches (140 cm)
Provenance
Château de Mareil Le Guyon
This commode is available to view at our gallery on Cecil Court.
Jean-Pierre Latz
Jean-Pierre Latz was one of the handful of truly outstanding cabinetmakers working in Paris in the mid 18th-century. Like several of his peers in the French capital, he was of German origin. His furniture is in a fully developed rococo style, employing boldly sculptural gilt-bronze mounts complementing marquetry motifs of flowers and leafy sprays, in figured tropical veneers like tulipwood, amarante, purpleheart and rosewood, often featuring the distinctive end-grain cuts. He also produced lacquered pieces, most famously the slant-front desk in the collection of Stavros Niarchos...
Category
18th Century French School Oak Sculptures