Lot n° 228
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 975EUR
Rectangular chest of drawers in flamed mahogany and ebony ve - Lot 228
Rectangular chest of drawers in flamed mahogany and ebony veneer, opening on three rows with five drawers, the first of which has two shelves, the first forming a writing desk and sheathed in green felt, the second revealing a pigeonhole. The front jambs are adorned with caryatids embellished with chased, patinated and gilded bronze. Lion-head pull rings. Stamped: CHAPUIS (on the edge of the top drawer). Jean Joseph CHAPUIS (1765-1864). Master in 1796. Brussels. Empire period.
H_79 cm W_ 66 cm D_ 56 cm
Accidents and missing veneers. Key and pull ring missing.
Comparative work:
A wooden and flame mahogany veneered dressing table stamped Jean-Joseph CHAPUIS sold by Christie's London on November 14, 2002, lot 104, features architecture and caryatid ornamentation very similar to our commode.
A cabinetmaker from Brussels, Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864) set up his workshop in rue de Borgval, then rue de Loxum, where he worked until 1830. In 1806, Napoleon I commissioned Chapuis, along with other Belgian cabinetmakers, to draw up an inventory of the furniture at Château Laeken, the former residence of the Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands. Now owned by the Emperor, he resided there on several occasions until 1812. To furnish his overseas palace, he regularly placed orders with this craftsman, described by Denise Ledoux-Lebard as "a very important Brussels cabinetmaker". The Empire was thus the most flourishing period for his workshop, which employed "twenty or more workers" at the time.
Expert: Stéphane Pepe
Expert : PEPE Stephane
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