Chest Of Drawers Stamped J. Dautriche, 18th Century

Transition Period Chest of Drawers, Stamped Jacques DAUTRICHE + JME, 18th Century. It is in Marquetry of "Bottomless Cubes" in Precious Wood Veneer. It opens with 2 Drawers without Crossbar with Pull Handles in Chiseled and Gilded Bronze and pretty Lock Entrances that close with 1 key. The Uprights are with Cut Sides covered with Simulated Flutes in Marquetry, finished with its slightly arched Feet, fitted with pretty Gilded Bronze Clogs. It is Stamped on the front left Upright + JME (Jurande des Maîtres Ébénistes). It measures 98 CM in Length at the back and 90 CM at the front, 57 CM in Depth and 87 CM in Height Jacques OOSTENRYK known as DAUTRICHE. received Master on May 24, 1765. He was the Supplier to the Crown under Louis XV. He made beautiful chests of drawers. Jacques Van Oostenryk, who called himself Dautriche, came from the Netherlands and arrived in Paris around 1740 and began working as a freelance worker. He first settled on rue Traversiére then moved to rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine where he quickly acquired a great reputation and received numerous orders for the various king's houses. Upon his death, his wife and son Thomas Jacques took over the management of his workshop. Although Dautriche made some Louis XV furniture, he excelled above all in the Transition and Louis XVI style works, in rosewood or mahogany veneer: chests of drawers, secretaries, corner cabinets, all very architectural, with harmonious lines. But the great reputation of this cabinetmaker is above all due to his talents as a marquetry artist. He knew how to use with art the most diverse marquetry whether geometric patterns: diamonds, cubes, octagons arranged on large panels framed with bronze rods, or marquetry representing flowers and arabesques. We can also mention lacquer or varnish decorations of Chinese taste. BIBLIOGRAPHY French Furniture of the 18th Century - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur - 2008 Cabinetmakers of the 18th Century - Comte François de Salverte - Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934 The Art and Manner of French Master Cabinetmakers in the 18th Century - Jean Nicolay - Pygmalion edition - 1976