Etienne Doirat, Rare Commode Tombeau à Pont d'Epoque Louis XV Around 1720

Etienne Doirat, Rare Commode Tombeau à Pont d'Epoque Louis XV Circa 1820 Rare and Exceptional Chest of Drawers Tomb-Shape Louis XV Period, Veneered With Violet Wood, Attributed to Etienne Doirat. It opens with 4 drawers on 3 rows, the last of which is separated by a high bridge. Topped with a Royal Red Molded Marble Top. (Formerly restored) Richly Adorned with Gilt Bronze and Chiseled, Deor Busts of Women, Masks, Leaf Volutes and Staples, Which Directly Evokes the Work of Etienne Doirat. The Shape of This Commode is Typical of the Production of This Great Cabinetmaker. In view of these elements, we can attribute this dresser to ETIENNE DOIRAT. We know that a small part of his production has been stamped. DOIRAT Étienne "Etienne Doirat (1675-1732) - Grand Cabinetmaker. These pieces of furniture are often made in amaranth or violet wood, veneered in leaves or inlaid with squares. Coming from a family of craftsmen - earthenware makers, carpenters - established since During the first years of the 17th century in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Etienne Doirat was the son of the mason Joseph Doirat and Michelle Ferlu, sister of Pierre-Isaac Ferlu, master merchant-cabinetmaker. His younger brother Pierre-Michel followed the same path. master cabinetmaker. It was in the early years of the eighteenth century that he obtained his master's degrees. He worked all his life in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine for a wealthy French clientele but also foreign. Often of a sublime character, his furniture belonged mainly to the Regency style. The chests of drawers constitute the main part of his production. An inventory drawn up on July 14, 1732 mentions a large number of them, "en Tombeau" or "à la Régence" but also notes that elques large bookcases, cupboards, secretaries, regulators and various models of game or living room tables. These pieces of furniture are frequently made of amaranth or violet wood, veneered in leaves or inlaid with squares. Doirat makes extensive use of high-quality bronzes - produced by collaborators of founders and chasers - where traditional elements such as mascarons from the time of Louis XIV respond to the busts of women or "Spanish" Regency or to various motifs in a typical Rocaille style. He sometimes adorns the front of his chest of drawers without a crosspiece with a large bronze cartouche that his successors later used widely. In this area, Doirat proved to be one of the great creators of decorative formulas and techniques - glories of Parisian cabinetmaking under the reign of Louis XV. "(Furniture and Cabinetmaker of the XVIIIth) Very Rare Model. This is a chest of drawers that can be dated from the very beginning of the Louis XV period, circa 1720. Dimensions: Height: 83 cm Width: 131 cm Depth : 63 cm The chest of drawers presented to you is in a very beautiful state of conservation For all information, contact us.