Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode With White Marble Top, Stamped By Martin Ohneberg

Louis XVI period mahogany commode with white marble top, stamped by Martin Ohneberg.

An elegant rectangular mahogany and mahogany veneer chest of drawers, opening with a series of three drawers. The mahogany front with brass frames simulates a series of nine drawers. Rounded, fluted uprights terminate in four handsome tapered legs with gilt-bronze rings and fluting ending in gilt-bronze sabots. Attractive, sober ormolu ornamentation, including drawer rings, lock escutcheons, falls, and sabots.
white Carrara marble top with ears and throat.

Good Parisian work of the Louis XVI period circa 1780, stamped by Martin Ohneberg and hallmarked by the Jurande des Menuisiers Ébénistes JME.

Sizes: H 34.64 In. - W 50.39 In. - D 24.01 In.

In good condition. Minor restoration to the original marble.

Biography:

Martin Ohneberg, born around 1738, was a cabinetmaker mastered on July 7, 1773.

He ran a workshop on rue Traversière Saint-Antoine and later on cour de la Juiverie.

Martin Ohneberg worked for a host of fashionable merchants. He composed his work with care, in a light, sober taste.
He was an excellent marker, often using rosewood veneers of the finest quality.

He produced an infinite variety of chests of drawers, corner cabinets, and, above all, folding secretaries. His production is in the Transition and Louis XVI styles.

Étienne Garin, rue de Charenton, was one of the foundrymen from whom he commissioned bronze ornaments.

Museums:

French Transition period commode inlaid with flowers and musical instruments stamped Ohneberg, Louis XVI vanity with flower marquetry, sheath legs - Musée du Louvre.
French Louis XVI period cylinder desk - Château de la Motte-Tilly.

Bibliography:

Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Éditions de l'Amateur - 2008 (Martin Ohneberg - Page 667-671).
Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle - Comte François de Salverte - Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934.