CHRISTIE'S
Cupboards — Rothschild Masterpieces
11.10.2023 18:00 UTC -05:002023-10-11T18:00:00+02:00United Kingdom, London, 8 King Street, St. James'sCHRISTIE'S
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Lot 41 A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, BOIS SATINE, BURR-ELM, KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
Jean-Pierre Latz (1691 - 1754)
Jean-Pierre Latz
1691 - 04.08.1754
France
Jean-Pierre Latz was one of the handful of truly outstanding cabinetmakers (ébénistes) working in Paris in the mid-18th century. Like several of his peers in the French capital, he was of German origin. His furniture is in a fully developed rococo style, employing boldly sculptural gilt-bronze mounts complementing marquetry motifs of flowers and leafy sprays, in figured tropical veneers like tulipwood, amarante, purpleheart and rosewood, often featuring the distinctive end-grain cuts.