Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of Riesener

About the Item

A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess Adélaïde for Versailles. Constructed from amaranth with veneered tulipwood "en semelle" and dressed with a profusion of finely cast & hand-chased ormolu mounts, with a Sarrancolin marble platform, atop a breakfront frieze, set with three drawers, over a unified central panel divided in two drawers depicting a 'bois de bout' marquetry floral still life within a gilt-bronze frame, flanked by panels of quarter-cut tulipwood with ormolu handles suspended from lover's knot bows, with conforming matched panels to the concave sides. The apron is mounted with a finely cast central scroll, and the canted corners dressed with cascading ormolu foliate mounts terminating in lion's paw feet. French, circa 1910 Madame Adélaïde's commode The design for this commode was one of the earliest royal commissions awarded to Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), the master craftsman who was later appointed cabinetmaker to Louis XVI and his court in 1774. The commode, with its architectural features, extensive ormolu mounts and immaculate marquetry work, was ordered in 1776 and delivered that same year for Madame Adélaïde (1732-1800), the daughter of king Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. The commode was later moved to château de Bellevue when it was given to her by king Louis XVI. The famous commode was later part of the Earl of Carnarvon's collection, who also bought furniture made for Napoleon. Carnarvon's wife, Lady Elmina Wombwell, was the child of Alfred de Rotschild, which may explain the post-revolutionary history of the royal commode. In 2018, the Riesener commode was bought for the nation for the sum of 3.5m€ and returned to Versailles.
  • Similar to:
    Jean-Henri Riesener (Cabinetmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 62 in (157.48 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1910
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Each item has undergone careful inspection and restoration by a conservation specialist in order to guarantee the original quality and integrity of the object. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 95741stDibs: LU954724210082

More From This Seller

View All
19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié
Located in London, GB
A fine commode in the Louis XV manner after a model by Jacques Dubois By Maison Rogié of Paris. Constructed in book-matched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, and richly decorated with fine ormolu mounts; of bombe serpentine...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Commode with Painted Panel by Henry Dasson, Dated 1879
By Jean-Henri Riesener, Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry Commode By Henry Dasson After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Marie-Antoinette for Versailles. Constructed i...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century English Marquetry Side Cabinet in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Decorative Side Cabinet in the Hepplewhite Manner Constructed in goncalo alves, with satinwood crossbanding and specimen woods used in the inlays; of serpentine form, ris...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

Rare Pair of 19th Century Marquetry Display Cabinets in the Louis XVI Style
By E. Kahn
Located in London, GB
A pair of Marquetry display cabinets in the transitional manner By Edmund Kahn of London & Paris Constructed from kingwood, with tulipwood, bois satiné and harewood inlays; f...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Brass Lantern in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
A good hall lantern in the Louis XVI Manner. Of circular form, the frame in patinated bronze, cast and chased with a pattern of imbricated laurel leaves, with stud finials below, ...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Ormolu and Specimen Wood Pedestal after Riesener
By E. Kahn, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A Pedestal by E. Kahn of Paris After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener Constructed in the Neo-Classical manner in fine specimen woods and high quality ormolu work; the incurved base, ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

You May Also Like

Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode in the Manner of Riesener, circa 1890
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid neoclassical breakfront commode in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener. French, circa 189...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Fontainebleau Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, fruitwood and sycamore marquetry and parquetry commode with a Brèche Violette marble-top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1880. The finely detailed commode with rounded sides three apron drawers with wreath ormolu pulls and an acanthus plate...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry...
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany, satinwood, tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode, after a model by Jean H...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Commode after the Model by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany commode, with a blue turquin marble top after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener. French, circa 1880. The gilt bronze mounts s...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the master of 18th...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Recently Viewed

View All