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Very Rare and Important 16th C. French Renaissance Cabinet or Dressoir, ca. 1580
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Walnut with verde antico marble inlay, with two wholly carved draped female allegorical figures within arched recesses, and a bas-relief on the central door. Rich and heavily carved sculptural ornamentation includes pilasters, columns, arches, caryatids, pediments, rinceaux, scrolls, garlands, dolphins, putti, and a grotesque mask. Incredibly, the cabinet retains nearly all of its original period elements. It is constructed in two parts, with the upper cabinet containing three compartments with locking doors, and the lower stand fitted with a frieze drawer above four columns tapering slightly at the top and bottom, resting on a rectangular plinth with moulded edge and bun feet.
The intricate carving of classical relief figures and inlaid marble panels which adorn this cabinet are characteristic of the French mannerist style employed by craftsmen of the seconde école de Fontainebleau dating from the late 16th century. Inspired by the work of the Italian artists Rosso Fiorentino, Primaticcio and Cellini who worked for François I at the Château de Fontainebleau in the 1530s and the ornamentalists who had assimilated these influences, such as Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (1510-1584) and Jean Goujon (1515)-1562), the architect, sculptor and cabinetmaker Hugues Sambin (ca. 1520 – 1601) borrowed freely from this répertoire of design for the adorment of furniture. Androuet du Cerceau’s flamboyant and splendidly-fashioned furniture was characterized by the use of bold human figures and by surfaces completely covered with carving.
Related examples are in the collections of the Getty Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Louvre.
For a similar illustrated example, please see:
M. Riccardi-Cubitt, The Art of the Cabinet, London, 1992, page 26, ill. 2
References:
Ruth Constantino, French Antiques, Clarkson Potter, 1961
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, catalog of the exhibition Hugues Sambin: Un Créateur au XVIe siècle (vers 1520-1601) at the Musée National de la Renaissance, Château d'Écouen, October 2001 – January 2002
Simon Jervis, Printed Furniture Designs before 1650, Furniture History Society
Jacques Thirion, Mobilier Moyen Age Renaissance en France, Editiyons Faton.
Sir Francis Watson, The History of Furniture, Crescent Books, 1976
- Similar to:Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 61 in (154.94 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Style:Renaissance (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:c. 1580
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Miami Beach, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: KKF-021stDibs: LU9776801054
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