{"id":8490,"date":"2024-02-23T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=8490"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:20:44","slug":"chiffonier-transition-estampille-cordier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2024\/02\/23\/chiffonier-transition-estampille-cordier\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordi\u00e9 Transition-branded chest of drawers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restoration of a Transition period rag chest, stamped Guillaume Cordi\u00e9 and bearing the hallmark of the guild<\/a>. It is veneered with rosewood and amaranth, on a frame of oak and softwood. However, its bronze fittings were added later.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Guillaume Cordi\u00e9 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born around 1725, Guillaume Cordi\u00e9 initially worked as a freelance craftsman before receiving his master's certificate on June 18, 1766. He then established himself on the rue de Charonne, where he remained until his death. His works, of fine quality and harmonious proportions, are primarily in the Transition and Louis XV styles. He also appears to have worked extensively for haberdashers and fellow craftsmen such as Migeon and Boudin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is notably responsible for a stepped desk in the Mobilier National collection, which reveals a true talent for interior design. Furthermore, his small "kidney-shaped" table, from the former Clermont-Tonnerre collection, is not of a commonplace design. Even more original is the reading table from the former Blanchette collection. It rested on two carved legs, placed opposite each other beneath its ellipsoidal top surrounded by a gallery. It also featured two cavities covered by a shutter. Finally, Cordi\u00e9 undoubtedly enjoyed a good reputation among his peers. Indeed, a beautiful lady's writing desk from the Clermont-Tonnerre collection bore both his stamp and that of L\u00e9onard Boudin. A replica was also in the Mirecourt collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his death in 1785, his widow, Marie-Madeleine Courtois, kept the same workshop until the Revolution. Then she retired from business and died on the Quai des C\u00e9lestins on June 18, 1800, in her seventieth year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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