A pair of French 18th century Louis XV st. ebonized fruitwood, ormolu and Brèche d’Alep marble commodes, likely by Charles Cressent

List: $445,000.00

A magnificent and extremely impressive pair of French 18th century Louis XV st. ebonized fruitwood, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble two drawer commodes, likely by Charles Cressent. Each powerful chest is raised by handsome lightly curved legs with richly chased... — Read More

Item # 11020
H: 36 in L: 57.5 in D: 26.75 in
H: 91 cm L: 146 cm D: 68 cm
France
18th Century
Ebonized Fruitwood, Marble/Stone, Ormolu
Louis XV st. Read More

(Louis XV st.) - Also known as Louis Quinze or Rocaille, this style followed the traditions of French décor, until it took on a life and look of its own with decorations and motifs becoming more exuberant. The style was heavily influenced by the mistress of Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, and marked the beginning of the Rococo movement. In his old age, from 1750 – 1774, Louis XV showed more signs of constraint in his design style and this period showed more signs of French Neoclassicism.

Charles Cressent Read More

Charles Cressent (1685–1768) was a French furniture-maker, sculptor and fondeur-ciseleur of the régence style. As the second son of François Cressent, Sculpteur du Roi, and grandson of Charles Cressent, a furniture-maker of Amiens, who also became a sculptor, he inherited the tastes and aptitudes, which were likely to make a finished designer and craftsman. Even more important perhaps was the fact that he was a pupil of André Charles Boulle. Trained in such surroundings, it is not surprising that he should have reached a degree of achievement which has to a great extent justified the claim that he was the best decorative artist of the 18th century. Cressent's distinction is closely connected with the regency, but his earlier work had affinities with the school of Boulle, while his later pieces were full of originality.

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