Roger Vandercruse
Commode á Porte
Commode á Porte
Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix (1728-1799)
c. 1770
stamped R V D C
Satinwood, rosewood, maple wood, partially stained green and engraved
Fire-gilded bronze fittings, Breche d'Alèp-marble
h: 87cm , w: 95cm , d: 43cm
Roger Vandercruse is considered the great representative of the so-called transitional style from Louis XV to Louis XVI.
He was surrounded by several famous cabinetmakers who had a major influence on his work: Riesener, Oeben, Martin Carlin, and Charles Topino. He supplied several pieces to the royal residences, in particular to the Comtesse de Provence and Madame Victoire.
With its typical shape and gilded bronze fittings, this chest of drawers resembles another chest of drawers signed by Charles Topino, which is larger, however, and was shown in December 1955 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris as part of the exhibition “Grands Ebénistes et Menuisiers Parisiens du XVIlle siècle” – February 1956, Lot 321 – and subsequently sold, Collection Georges Heine, Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, March 23, 1971, Lot 105.
Prov.: Private collection, NY.
He was surrounded by several famous cabinetmakers who had a major influence on his work: Riesener, Oeben, Martin Carlin, and Charles Topino. He supplied several pieces to the royal residences, in particular to the Comtesse de Provence and Madame Victoire.
With its typical shape and gilded bronze fittings, this chest of drawers resembles another chest of drawers signed by Charles Topino, which is larger, however, and was shown in December 1955 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris as part of the exhibition “Grands Ebénistes et Menuisiers Parisiens du XVIlle siècle” – February 1956, Lot 321 – and subsequently sold, Collection Georges Heine, Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, March 23, 1971, Lot 105.
Prov.: Private collection, NY.
