Large Louis XV Period Chest

Large and rare Louis XV period chest composed of floral marquetry on a pink wood background, framed in rocaille bronze on an amaranth background. Attributed to Jean Pierre Latz, originally from the Cologne region, Latz arrived in Paris in 1719, probably after a period as a cabinetmaker's apprentice in his home country. He obtained French nationality in 1736, and three years later he married the daughter of a building contractor, Marie-Magdeleine Seignat. Around the same time, he obtained a patent as a privileged cabinetmaker of the King, which gave him the opportunity to put a stamp on his furniture, without having obtained his master's letters. He settled on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, in a building with the sign "Saint-Esprit".