{"id":5080,"date":"2021-08-25T13:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:21:47","slug":"commode-louis-xv-transition-par-nicolas-abraham-couleru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2021\/08\/25\/commode-louis-xv-transition-par-nicolas-abraham-couleru\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis XV\/Transition Commode by Nicolas Abraham Couleru"},"content":{"rendered":"

This slightly curved chest of drawers opens with three drawers. It is veneered with bottomless cubes of walnut, plum, and cherry wood. Its top is inlaid with a bouquet of flowers on an amaranth ground. The Plum<\/a>, The wood, or plum, is distinguished by its sapwood edges: these create a lighter pattern and give the decoration an irregular appearance. The frame is made of fir and walnut. It is difficult to assign this commode to a specific style. It is Louis XV, but the simplicity of its stringing and the marquetry framing clearly foreshadows the restraint of the Louis XVI style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abraham-Nicolas Couleru<\/strong> Born in Bart in 1716, the son of Nicolas (1686-1767), a carpenter in Bart, he moved to Montb\u00e9liard with his father in 1720. After training as a wheel turner, he went to Paris in 1739 to study cabinetmaking. Returning in 1746, he settled in Montb\u00e9liard and earned his master craftsman's certificate in 1750. He quickly acquired a good reputation, which earned him the patronage of Duke Charles Eugene of W\u00fcrttemberg. He died on August 30, 1812, at the age of 95, after a long career and a considerable output. His long life allowed him to pass on his art to several descendants: Pierre-Nicolas (1735-1824), Marc-David (1732-1804), and Georges-David (1761-1845).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the beginning of Louis XVI's reign, Couleru produced a large number of commodes, desks, and secretaries, carefully crafted and tastefully decorated. He seems, however, to have specialized in slant-front desks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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