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Jean-Pierre Latz, ébéniste privilegié du Roi before 1741.
With its sharply defined, flowers inlaid 'à l'Indienne', and distinctive curvaceous outline, this elegant bureau relates stylistically to the oeuvre of Jean-Pierre Latz. The remarkably life-like flowers recall the celebrated commode attributed to both Latz and Jean-François Oeben, supplied to the Dauphine Marie-Josèphe de Saxe circa 1757, later in the collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi, and subsequently sold Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 20.
Latz was one of the most renowned cabinet-makers of the Louis XV period, and being ébéniste priviligié du Roi he could contravene guild regulations and cast his own mounts, thus enabling many unstamped pieces to be attributed to him based on the mounts. The mounts of the present bureau, consisting of framing mounts to the flap incorporating the escutcheon, bold scrolling mounts to the outer curves of the sides and pierced foliate chutes, also appear on a bureau stamped by Latz, illustrated in A. Pradere, French Furniture Makers, Paris, 1989, p. 152. He worked extensively for distinguished foreign clients, including the courts of both Dresden and Berlin, while he also supplied furniture to Madame Infante, eldest daughter of Louis XV, for her palace at Colorno following her marriage to the Duke of Parma. A lacquer example by Latz, with related fall-front mounts, sold Christie’s, London, 7 December 2006, lot 238 (£66,000). Another lacquer example, stamped Latz and Delorme, sold Christie’s, Paris, 30 September 2003, lot 398 (€88,125). Another marquetry example, possibly by Latz, sold Christie’s London, 13 June 2002, lot 54, (£171,650).
With its sharply defined, flowers inlaid 'à l'Indienne', and distinctive curvaceous outline, this elegant bureau relates stylistically to the oeuvre of Jean-Pierre Latz. The remarkably life-like flowers recall the celebrated commode attributed to both Latz and Jean-François Oeben, supplied to the Dauphine Marie-Josèphe de Saxe circa 1757, later in the collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi, and subsequently sold Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 20.
Latz was one of the most renowned cabinet-makers of the Louis XV period, and being ébéniste priviligié du Roi he could contravene guild regulations and cast his own mounts, thus enabling many unstamped pieces to be attributed to him based on the mounts. The mounts of the present bureau, consisting of framing mounts to the flap incorporating the escutcheon, bold scrolling mounts to the outer curves of the sides and pierced foliate chutes, also appear on a bureau stamped by Latz, illustrated in A. Pradere, French Furniture Makers, Paris, 1989, p. 152. He worked extensively for distinguished foreign clients, including the courts of both Dresden and Berlin, while he also supplied furniture to Madame Infante, eldest daughter of Louis XV, for her palace at Colorno following her marriage to the Duke of Parma. A lacquer example by Latz, with related fall-front mounts, sold Christie’s, London, 7 December 2006, lot 238 (£66,000). Another lacquer example, stamped Latz and Delorme, sold Christie’s, Paris, 30 September 2003, lot 398 (€88,125). Another marquetry example, possibly by Latz, sold Christie’s London, 13 June 2002, lot 54, (£171,650).