Schreibtisch

Gilles Joubert French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525

Am 29. Dezember 1759 lieferte Gilles Joubert, ein erfolgreicher Pariser Tischler, der zahlreiche königliche Aufträge erhielt, diesen Schreibtisch für das Studierzimmer Ludwigs XV. in Versailles. Die Oberflächenverzierung imitiert roten und goldenen chinesischen Lack, der zur Mitte des 18. Jhds. in Frankreich als Möbelanstrich in Mode war. Die teilweise durchstochenen Beine aus vergoldeter Bronze unterstreichen nicht nur die anmutige Kurvenführung des Schreibtisches, sondern schützen und umrahmen gleichzeitig auch dessen schimmernd karminrot lackierte Oberfläche. Der Schreibtisch blieb bis zu seinem Verkauf während der Revolution 1793–94 in Versailles.

Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris

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Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689–1775), Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris

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