Property from the Collection of James Grafstein - April 24, 2024
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 136
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Amaranth Parquetry Commode, Signed Caumont JME
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for
$2,100
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $500 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Fitted with a marble top of break-front outline. Jean Caumont, maitre in 1774.
33 x 44 x 20 3/4 in.
Note: Jean Caumont was based in the rue Traversière. His documented oeuvre is considerable and eclectic, mainly executed in the Transition and full-blown Louis XVI style, and embellished with marquetry scenes of musical trophies and flower-vases or with carefully chosen mahogany veneers with constrasting ormolu mounts. The Comte de Salverte describes this ébéniste extensively and mentions a Louis XVI giltwood console table stamped by Caumont in the Mobilier National and a secretaire à abattant in the collection of Mme Demachy at the Château d'Ognon. (Comte de Salverte, Les Ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1953, p.52)
Caumont played an active role in the revolution and was elected juge de paix. He handed the leadership of his atelier over to his son in 1795 and was thereafter mainly engaged in politics. (P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1989, p.169).
Condition
Generally, in good condition. The marble top with minor nicks and scuffing. Minor veneer losses and replacements with evidence of old worming. The side panels with slight warping. Nicely inlaid and good scale. Structurally sound.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
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