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Commode

ca. 1710–20
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 542
En 1708, André-Charles Boulle, l’ébéniste le plus célébré sous le règne de Louis XIV, exécuta deux bureaux ou commodes pour la chambre royale du Grand Trianon de Versailles. D’invention récente, ces bureaux combinent la table à la commode. La forme de ce type de meuble à deux tiroirs est inspirée de sarcophages romains. Les deux pièces sont ornées de motifs de Jean Bérain, dessinateur à la cour. Le poids du meuble explique les quatre supports spiralés, terminés en pointe. La commode devint la pièce la plus courante du mobilier français au XVIIIe siècle. Celle-ci semble être l’une des premières de l’atelier de Boulle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Commode
  • Artiste: André-Charles Boulle, Français, 1642–1732
  • Date: v. 1710–1720
  • Technique: Placage d'ébène sur bâti de noyer et marqueterie de laiton gravé sur fond en écaille de tortue ; ferrures de bronze doré ; plateau de porphyre vert antique
  • Dimensions: 87,6 x 128,3 x 62,9 cm
  • Crédits: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Accession Number: 1982.60.82
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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