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Antique French Régence Ormolu Mounted Commode 18th Century
$30,470.04
£22,500
€26,369.29
CA$42,019.49
A$47,207.01
CHF 24,665.74
MX$576,183.67
NOK 313,182.81
SEK 294,795.64
DKK 196,777.44
About the Item
This is an impressive and rare antique French Régence wood and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1720 in date.
The stunning breche violette marble top over a serpentine front having two short over two full width drawers, the drawers fitted with scrolling ormolu handles with twin masque maidens.
The commode with wood parquetry, superb decorative gilded bronze ormolu mounts, raised on short shaped legs and stamped 'JME and 'MM'.
This is an exceptional piece of craftsmanship, a truly gorgeous piece. This commode deserves pride of place in any furniture collection and will become the central focus point in your room.
Complete with original working locks and key.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, French polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 85 x Width 131 x Depth 65
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 4 foot, 4 inches x Depth 2 foot, 2 inches
Régence style, transition in the decorative arts from the massive rectilinear forms of Louis XIV furniture to those prefiguring the Rococo style of Louis XV. The style encompasses about the first 30 years of the 18th century, when Philippe II, duc d’Orléans, was regent of France. The restraint arrived at during this period resulted from a strong reaction against the pomposity of the court under Louis XIV. The evolution of the intimate petit salon as opposed to the formal, ceremonial state apartments of the past brought with it a penchant for graceful, easily movable furniture, designed to showcase the impeccable craftsmanship of the period. At Versailles, where furniture had formerly represented the firmly placed hierarchy of the court, rooms were divided into smaller, more intimate spaces calling for a new style.
The aristocracy made the decoration of their Parisian homes a lifetime occupation. Jean Berain, Charles Cressent, Robert de Cotte, and the painter Antoine Watteau, whose pictures were painted on the panelled salon walls to harmonize with the gentle spirit of the period, are among the important names connected with the new delicacy. Régence furniture did away with heavy, carved ornamentation and substituted flat, curving motifs—characteristically foliage and bouquets framed by flowing ribbons and bows.
The intricate tracery in brass marquetry on ebony was adapted to the new taste. Woods such as walnut were used as veneer. A sculptural form in the shape of a female bust, called an “espagnolette,” made its appearance as a gently curved ornamental mount for chair and table legs. The commode and writing table, both representing the new, intimate style of life, were introduced during this period.
Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'.
The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.
After around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury other techniques were used instead. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt.
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