François Antoine Mondon - Kingwood and Amaranth marquetry commode from the Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition period
A beautiful and decorative commode of rectangular shape with central projection inlaid with Kingwood and Amaranth veneer in Greek framing, opening with three drawers on three rows, rounded uprights ended by small curved feet. Beautiful ornamentation of gilded bronze, including entries of locks, rings of drawing, and sabots.
Beautiful toped in grey Sainte-Anne's marble with a gorge.
Measurements: H 34.05 In. - W 50.78 In. - D 25.19 In.
A beautiful and decorative commode of rectangular shape with central projection inlaid with Kingwood and Amaranth veneer in Greek framing, opening with three drawers on three rows, rounded uprights ended by small curved feet. Beautiful ornamentation of gilded bronze, including entries of locks, rings of drawing, and sabots.
Biography:
François-Antoine Mondon, a collaborator of his father François Mondon, became a Master Cabinetmaker in 1757 but did not register his letters of mastery until thirteen years later when his father died. He then left his father's workshop in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine to settle in the rue de Charenton. He made furniture in the Régence and Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI style, of high quality, in particular curved commodes, in veneer, using veneers of rosewood, Kingwood, and Amaranth, decorated with beautiful chiseled and gilded bronzes.
Bibliography:
L’Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ébénistes Français au XVIIIe siècle – Jean Nicolay – Édition Pygmalion
Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle – Pierre Kjellberg – Les Éditions de l’Amateur – 2008
Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle – Comte François de Salverte – Les éditions d’Art et d’Histoire – 1934
