{"id":5912,"date":"2022-04-08T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:15:43","slug":"commode-louis-xvi-estampille-jb-tuart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2022\/04\/08\/commode-louis-xvi-estampille-jb-tuart\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis XVI commode stamped JB.Tuart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a very pretty antique chest of drawers. Louis XVI<\/a>, It is veneered with rosewood and amaranth, with marquetry of boxwood, pearwood, maple, hornbeam, walnut, blackened pearwood, lemonwood\u2026 It is built of oak and softwood. It is stamped twice with the mark of Jean-Baptiste II Tuart. But its maker is probably Jean Lapie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

John the Baptist II<\/strong> Tuart came from a dynasty of Parisian cabinetmakers and merchants. His father, Jean-Baptiste I, obtained his master craftsman's certificate in 1741 and remained active until around 1760. Born around 1720, Jean-Baptiste II was not a master cabinetmaker, but a master furniture maker and haberdasher. He first established himself on Rue Froidmanteau, then on Rue Saint-Honor\u00e9. As Alexandre Prad\u00e8re indicates, contrary to what Fran\u00e7ois de Salverte assumed, it is unlikely that he himself practiced cabinetmaking. He was more likely a dealer and restorer of furniture and objets d'art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stamped JB.TUART<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hence the hypothesis that Tuart commissioned this piece of furniture from Jean Lapie<\/strong> (1734 \u2013 ?) Master on July 31, 1736. By sheer chance, I currently have in my workshop a Louis XVI drop-front secretary stamped by Jean Lapie. With a few minor differences, it has the same marquetry elements. After some research, I identified a stylistic feature specific to Lapie: the double flower visible in the photo below. I have found it on several pieces of furniture by this cabinetmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jean Lapie worked primarily for dealers, so he left few pieces of furniture stamped with his name. This stylistic element could allow us to attribute other pieces to him. If you know of a piece of furniture bearing this double flower, with or without a vase, please let me know; I would be very interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Double flower and medallion found on the secretary stamped J.LAPIE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Front of a chest of drawers stamped Jean Lapie<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Side of a chest of drawers stamped Jean Lapie<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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