Ref: 1524
Significant Commode "Macret
Ref: 1524
Significant Commode "Macret
Circa 1760
86.5 x 108 x 46 cm (34 x 42¹/₂ inches)
Triple stamped: Macret as well as JME
86.5 x 108 x 46 cm (34 x 42¹/₂ inches)
Triple stamped: Macret as well as JME
Provenance:
formerly Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Collection, USA
Literature:
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris 1989Jean Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ébénistes Français au XVIIIe Siècle,
Paris 1982
Alexandre Pradère, The Art of French Furniture, Munich 1990
Comte Francois de Salverte, Les Ébénistes du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris 1975
Description: Triple stamped: "Macret" and "JME"
Unidentifiable, branded crown and
Double branded "DF/T" on the reverse
Rosewood, gilt fittings
Gray marble top
Two drawers, bombé
Pierre Macret obtained the certification of "privileged merchant of the king following the court" in 1756. From 1764 to 1771, he was "ordinary supplier of pleasure menus to the king." Thanks to his successful work, he was able to open a shop on Rue Saint-Honoré in 1771 as a merchant.
Unidentifiable, branded crown and
Double branded "DF/T" on the reverse
Rosewood, gilt fittings
Gray marble top
Two drawers, bombé
Pierre Macret obtained the certification of "privileged merchant of the king following the court" in 1756. From 1764 to 1771, he was "ordinary supplier of pleasure menus to the king." Thanks to his successful work, he was able to open a shop on Rue Saint-Honoré in 1771 as a merchant.
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Significant Commode "Macret