Lot

85 x 130 x 65 cm

wood sculpture

Dresser "Regence" in noble wood with brass coating with golden bronze applications and "Boulle" Marqueterie with turtle hull, early 18th century, in the style of Nicolas Sageot (1666-1731). Dresser richly crafted, with top, front and sides in brass on the bottom of a reddish turtle hull with 3 drawers. The rich and flowery decor richly ornate with floral and vegetalist motifs in a dense network of volutes and arabesques. The ornamentation is inspired by the drawings and engravings of "Jean Bérain" (1640-1711), specialized in the renewal of grotesque art, softening the floral style loaded with typical renaissance acanthus and anticipating rococo. The dresser we offer is part of a select group of pieces attributed to the carpenter Nicolas Sageot. As the use of stamps was still uncommon at the time, that is, in the regence period, few pieces were marked, with the exception of two copies in museum collections: one in the royal collection of Sweden and the other at the Petit Palais, in Paris. Nicolas Sageot (1666-1731), became master joiner in Paris in 1706. He was one of the few to stamp his furniture that he executed well before 1751, when a decree made this mandatory. In 1720 Sargeot liquidated his studio and went to live in relative prosperity before succumbing to madness in 1723. His work is part of the tradition of marquetry illustrated by André Charles de Boulle (1642-1732), and Inspired by the Arabian decorations by Jean Bérain (1640-1711). This dresser belonged to the Hunting Hall of the Versailles Palace. It was acquired from the prestigious Monegasque antiquarian Adriano Ribolzi in Monte Carlo, Monaco in 1984.