Live Auction 7827The Collection of a Lady - Magnificent French Furniture, Savonnerie, Sèvres Porcelain, Silver and Chinese Works of Art
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Lot 543

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY BUREAU DE DAME

BY JEAN-PIERRE LATZ, CIRCA 1740

Closed10 December 2009

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GBP 9,375

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND BOIS DE BOUT MARQUETRY BUREAU DE DAME
BY JEAN-PIERRE LATZ, CIRCA 1740
Of serpentine form and inlaid overall with floral sprays, the shaped fall-front enclosing a fitted interior with leather writing-surface, three shaped drawers and a well, above two drawers, on cabriole legs and rocaille gilt sabots, stamped 'L.D.' twice, 'JME' twice, and 'LAT...', restorations, previously further mounted, the escutcheons replaced, mounts re-gilt
34 in. (86 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (45 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Jean-Pierre Latz, circa 1691-1754.

An artisan privilégié du roi, Latz worked from the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine and his style is characterized by its sculptural vitality, extremely realistic floral marquetry and distinctive gilt- bronze mounts, which he cast himself in direct contravention to the guild regulations (H. Hawley, 'Jean-Pierre Latz, Cabinetmaker', Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, September/October 1970, p. 207).