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LOUIS XV PERIOD CHEST OF DRAWERS Attributed to Gilles Joubert, trace of stamp, probably Roger Vandecruse dit Lacroix or RVLC Satinwood, violetwood and amaranth veneer, chased and gilded bronze ornamentation with a crowned C, veined gray marble top, front inlaid with crosses opening with two drawers, cambered legs finished with bronze sabots, two very faded stamp marks (...) L.C and several JME hallmarks on the front left jamb H.:88.5 cm (39 ¾ in.) l.:126,5 cm (49 ¾ in.) P.:66 cm (30 in.) The crowned C hallmark was applied to bronze works between March 1745 and February 1749. A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted, satinwood, kingwood and amaranth commode, attributed to Gilles Joubert, probably stamped by Roger Vadrecruse, called Lacroix or RVLC * Information for buyers: When leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required, at the expense of the future buyer. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. The probable presence of Roger Lacroix's stamp on this commode, which stylistically predates the date when Lacroix became a master in 1755, is an interesting example of the practice of subcontracting under the Ancien Régime. In fact, our commode is more closely related to the work of Gilles Joubert. Admitted to the master's program during the Regency period, well before the use of stamps was imposed by the statutes of 1743, he began working for the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne as early as 1748, subsequently becoming the King's cabinetmaker. The sheer volume of orders received obliged him to subcontract part of his production to his colleagues, and a number of the pieces delivered by Joubert for the Garde Meuble de la Couronne were stamped by Roger Lacroix or Mathieu Criaerd. A chest of drawers stamped by Gilles Joubert, featuring an inlaid lattice decoration set in a comparable amaranth frieze, as well as the same bronze falls and bronze apron, sold at Christie's Paris, December 19, 2007, lot 418 (see fig. 1). The very discreet presence of Lacroix's stamp suggests that the cabinetmaker worked at Joubert's request, acting as restorer.
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LOUIS XV PERIOD CHEST OF DRAWERS Attributed to Gilles Joubert, trace of stamp, probably Roger Vandecruse dit Lacroix or RVLC Satinwood, violetwood and amaranth veneer, chased and gilded bronze ornamentation with a crowned C, veined gray marble top, front inlaid with crosses opening with two drawers, cambered legs finished with bronze sabots, two very faded stamp marks (...) L.C and several JME hallmarks on the front left jamb H.:88.5 cm (39 ¾ in.) l.:126,5 cm (49 ¾ in.) P.:66 cm (30 in.) The crowned C hallmark was applied to bronze works between March 1745 and February 1749. A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted, satinwood, kingwood and amaranth commode, attributed to Gilles Joubert, probably stamped by Roger Vadrecruse, called Lacroix or RVLC * Information for buyers: When leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required, at the expense of the future buyer. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. The probable presence of Roger Lacroix's stamp on this commode, which stylistically predates the date when Lacroix became a master in 1755, is an interesting example of the practice of subcontracting under the Ancien Régime. In fact, our commode is more closely related to the work of Gilles Joubert. Admitted to the master's program during the Regency period, well before the use of stamps was imposed by the statutes of 1743, he began working for the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne as early as 1748, subsequently becoming the King's cabinetmaker. The sheer volume of orders received obliged him to subcontract part of his production to his colleagues, and a number of the pieces delivered by Joubert for the Garde Meuble de la Couronne were stamped by Roger Lacroix or Mathieu Criaerd. A chest of drawers stamped by Gilles Joubert, featuring an inlaid lattice decoration set in a comparable amaranth frieze, as well as the same bronze falls and bronze apron, sold at Christie's Paris, December 19, 2007, lot 418 (see fig. 1). The very discreet presence of Lacroix's stamp suggests that the cabinetmaker worked at Joubert's request, acting as restorer.
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