Louis XIV Chest Of Drawers Stamped J * L * F Delorme

Louis XIV-Regency commode Parisian work from the 18th century stamped J * L * F DELORME (Jean Louis Faizelot Delorme) with structure in exotic wood veneer, brass, pewter, ivory inlays and ornamentation of gilded chiseled bronze varnished. The slightly curved facade opens with four drawers arranged in three rows, the whole punctuated by a refined decoration of lambrequins frames enriched with a marquetry in the manner of André Charles Boulle depicting spandrels inlaid with a connected bellflower motif has a characteristic foliage of the Ducal crown, a sort of clover in which each petal is slightly trefoil called "Ache", the whole being inscribed on a herringbone veneer background embellished with a rich gilt bronze trim composed of tilting handles with revolving rosettes and rockery-shaped keyholes, the three central units of which are topped by a crowned head. The drawer rails are underlined by a gilded brass groove like the rounded uprights which display respectively three arranged vertically above a frame with lambrequins containing a delicate Boulle marquetry decoration depicting branches with windings of acanthus decorated with blooming flowers and buttons made of inlaid chiseled ivory. The sides are animated by a large lozenge motif in native wood framed by a gilt bronze heart-shaped molding and centered by a large revolving rosette in golden-silver Boulle marquetry punctuated with ebony black. In the same register, the lower part is adorned with a scalloped apron with a Boulle marquetry motif depicting a rosette giving birth to a bouquet of ivory flowers flanked by large acanthus leaves. The front base is embellished with majestic double-wound gilt bronze clogs centered with a large shell surrounded by acanthus leaves. The top is topped with a thick 4 cm thick polychrome marbled breccia marble. Completely original furniture offered in a very good state of conservation completed by a perfect restoration with varnish-buffer finish, just missing the key. Dimensions: 1.25 m long X 83 cm high X 64 cm deep. In the 18th century, the Faizelot Delorme family had several carpenters and cabinet makers: François, the father, whose workshop was taken over by the two younger sons, Jean-Louis and Alexis; and Adrien, the eldest, who had his own workshop. This unpublished study presents the main features of their life and their production, which was illustrated above all in sumptuous marquetry furniture and the pastiche or the restoration of works by André Charles Boulle. Our JLF Delorme stamp corresponds to that of Jean-Louis, brother of Adrien Faizelot Delorme who used the Delorme stamp. Jean Louis Delorme was with Philippe Claude Montigny and Etienne Levasseur, one of the artisans of the revival of Boulle furniture fashion in the mid-18th century, specializing in the restoration of furniture from sales after the death of Boulle customers for the account of the merchant-mercer Claude-François Julliot. This JLFDelorme stamp can be found on a number of Boulle furniture dating from the first quarter of the 18th century, which were also restored, in particular on four cupboards with scraps of Boulle medals with Aspasie (on one of the queen's cupboards). from England to Windsor, acquired by the Regent before 1817; on one of those kept at the Palace of Versailles, seized during the Revolution from the Noailles or from Lenoir du Breuil and on two cabinets from the old collection of Ogden Mills ). It is also found on a pair of low three-door Boulle bookcases from the Wallace collection (F 386-7), on another pair with two doors (private collection) and on a pair of pedestal tables from the Grog collection at the museum of the Louvre. This series was studied by Alexandre Pradère ("Medal cabinets in the history of Louis XIV by Boulle and his followers", Revue de l'Art, n ° 116, 1997, pp.42-53. It is interesting to to point out that we indeed find the Delorme stamp on four of these pieces of furniture, one of Windsor, one in Versailles, two in a private collection.