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A fine Louis XV ormolu mounted bois satiné, purplewood, green-stained wood, fruitwood and marquetry bombé commodeMade by Jean-Pierre Latz, mid-18th century
The brèche d'Alep moulded marble top above two drawers sans traverse inlaid with ribbon-tied flowering branches enclosed by a rocaille scrolled ormolu frame with bombé sides conformingly inlaid with floral sprays, on slender legs surmounted by pierced foliate scrolling chutes and conforming sabots, stamped I.P.LATZ to the top, 130cm wide x 65cm deep x 83cm high, (51in wide x 25.5in deep x 32 1/2in high)FootnotesProvenance
Salomon Stodel, Amsterdam.
Jean-Pierre Latz, (1691-1754), maître ébéniste ca. 1740.
Born in 1691 in Cologne, Latz moved to Paris in 1719 and in 1739 married Marie-Madeleine Seignet, daughter of a well-connected property developer. His business evidently prospered as by 1741 he was appointed ébéniste privilegié du Roi, which enabled him to exercise his profession freely without entering the guild as a master.
Latz quickly became one of the most talented ébénistes under the reign of Louis XV. The exceptional quality of his production and the diverse range of his creations quickly secured him directly and via different marchands-merciers a demanding and refined international clientele. Among his prestigious clients were King Frederick II of Prussia, Augustus III King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Duchess Louise-Elisabeth of Parma, the eldest daughter of Louis XV.
Like the renowned cabinetmaker Charles Cressent before him, Latz also contravened guild regulations by casting his own bronzes. Latz's work is predominantly characterized by floral marquetry and superbly chased ormolu mounts.