A curved chest of drawers in marquetry of flowering branches - Lot 244

A curved chest of drawers in marquetry of flowering branches in reserves on a rosewood base decorated with amaranth fillets. It opens to 2 drawers without rails and stands on 4 cambered legs. Ornamented with chased and gilded bronzes such as falls, sabots, handles, keyhole and apron. Stamped J.P. LATZ Louis XV period Height: 87; Width: 129.5; Depth: 62 cm Grey-veined red marble top with corbin beak. Minor chips and cracks, and minor wear and maintenance. Jacques Pierre LATZ 1691-1754 Born in Cologne, Germany, he arrived in Paris in 1719 after a period as an apprentice cabinetmaker. He was one of the greatest cabinetmakers of the reign of Louis XV, and is renowned for the quality of his work and marquetry. Originally from the Cologne region, Latz arrived in Paris in 1719, probably after a period as an apprentice cabinetmaker in his native country. He obtained French nationality in 1736, and three years later married the daughter of a building contractor, Marie-Magdeleine Seignat. Around the same time, he became the King's privileged cabinetmaker, who offered him the possibility of stamping his furniture. He set up shop on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, in a building bearing the name "Saint-Esprit". He became a supplier to numerous merchant-merchants, a wealthy European clientele and several sovereigns. Numerous sculptors, gilders, founders, chiselers and varnishers also worked for Latz. Finally, he regularly collaborated with watchmakers, for whom he produced a large number of clock cases.