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Half-moon-shaped SECRETARY desk in satinwood veneer with ros…
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115
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Half-moon-shaped SECRETARY desk in satinwood veneer with ros…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Half-moon-shaped SECRETARY desk in satinwood veneer with rosewood frames, opening at the front via a leather-upholstered flap revealing two drawers and four compartments, and surmounting two door panels and two side panels. The rounded uprights, imitating fluting, are finished with tapered legs.
Stamped by Jacques Van OOSTENRYK, known as DAUTRICHE, who was admitted as a Master on 24 May 1765, and bearing the JME hallmark.
Top in veined white marble
Louis XVI period
Height: 119 cm; Width: 98 cm; Depth: 42 cm
(damage, restoration)
Originally from the Netherlands, Jacques Van Oostenryk, better known as Dautriche, arrived in Paris around 1740, where he began working as a journeyman. He first set up shop on Rue Traversière, before moving to Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, the heart of Parisian cabinetmaking. There he quickly built a solid reputation and received numerous commissions for the various royal households.
On his death, his workshop was taken over by his wife and then by his son, Thomas Jacques, thus ensuring the continuity of the family’s craftsmanship.
Whilst Dautriche produced a few pieces of Louis XV-style furniture, he distinguished himself above all in his designs in the Transition and Louis XVI styles. He excelled particularly in the use of veneers, notably rosewood and mahogany, which he worked with elegance and finesse, producing refined pieces characteristic of late 18th-century taste.
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