"Jacques Dautriche, Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode Stamped"
Jacques Dautriche, Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode Stamped 18th Century Lovely Louis XVI Period Speckled Mahogany Commode, Opening With Three Drawers On The Front And Resting On Four Sheath Feet. Beautiful Gilt Bronze Ornamentation Such as Pull Handles, Lock Entrances, Chutes...Cut-sided Uprights. It is Garnished with a Gray Veined White Marble Top. She has her Key. Refined and Elegant Commode, Stamped JME, Hallmark of Jurandes and the Famous Cabinetmaker Jacques Van Oostenryk known as DAUTRICHE (1725 / 1728 - 1778). Jacques Van Oostenryk known as DAUTRICHE Master on May 24, 1765. Originally from the Netherlands, he came to settle in Paris before 1743. First a simple worker, then a free craftsman, he was already known as a talented marquetry maker when he became receive master cabinetmaker on May 24, 1765. He then obtained orders for the royal houses and for the furnishing of the Count of Artois at the Palace of the Temple. After having resided on rue Traversière for a long time, Dautriche lived on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, not far from the foundling asylum. This master signed his works with the pseudonym J. DAUTRICHE, a French translation of his Flemish name. him two beautiful wooden chests of drawers; one, from the Louis XV period, with flower panels, is exhibited at the Louvre Museum. In the old Rikoff collection there was a piece from the same period, presenting tile mosaics of an unusual design. We saw other good marquetry furniture bearing his stamp in the sales of the antique dealer Chappey and Mr. Allard de Meeus. His mahogany works are rarer. Baron de Beurnonville owned a chest of drawers of this type resting on obliquely fluted legs and decorated with pretty bronzes in the style of Thomire. He succumbed towards the end of 1778. Louis XVI Period Furniture, Vers. , 18th Century. Dimensions: Height: 87 cm Width: 115.5 cm Depth: 54 cm In good condition. We are at your disposal for any additional information. WWW.DANTAN.STORE