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Lot 122PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. BRUCE WILSON
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT VERNIS-DECORATED COMMODE
BY FRANCOIS RUBESTUCK, CIRCA 1765
Closed18 June 2024
Estimate
USD 8,000–12,000
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François Rübestück, maître in 1766.
François Rübestück, who emigrated from Westphalia, established himself in the rue de la Roquette before transferring to the rue de Charenton. He is most renowned for his lacquer furniture but is also noted for made a group of elegant floral marquetry commodes, nearly all mounted with ormolu bands to frame their marquetry panels. The present commode can be compared to similar case furnishings in Chinese and European lacquer or varnish with polychrome decoration and chinoiserie motifs on a black background executed by famous cabinetmakers such as Mathieu Criaerd, Jean-Pierre Latz, Jacques and René Dubois, as well as Christophe Wolff who executed commodes, secrétaires, and corner cabinets enriched with European lacquer or varnish, with exotic landscape marquetry.
François Rübestück, who emigrated from Westphalia, established himself in the rue de la Roquette before transferring to the rue de Charenton. He is most renowned for his lacquer furniture but is also noted for made a group of elegant floral marquetry commodes, nearly all mounted with ormolu bands to frame their marquetry panels. The present commode can be compared to similar case furnishings in Chinese and European lacquer or varnish with polychrome decoration and chinoiserie motifs on a black background executed by famous cabinetmakers such as Mathieu Criaerd, Jean-Pierre Latz, Jacques and René Dubois, as well as Christophe Wolff who executed commodes, secrétaires, and corner cabinets enriched with European lacquer or varnish, with exotic landscape marquetry.