Etienne DOIRAT - Regency chest of drawers with central jut - Louis XV period

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Etienne DOIRAT - Regency Commode A Ressaut Central - Louis XV period
Very beautiful chest of drawers with a central recess in diamond marquetry in Violette wood,
It opens with four drawers on three rows separated by crosspieces,
The uprights are straight.
It stands on four slightly curved legs.
Important and very beautiful ormolu ornamentation such as the corner falls featuring a female bust in a sheath framed by pearls and foliage, lock escutcheons, pull handles, crosspiece fluting, cartouche and sabots.
Breche marble top.
Early Louis XV period,
Attributed to Etienne Doirat.
H. 86.5 cm x W. 131 cm x D. 60 cm
This piece of furniture has been overhauled by our cabinetmaker Serge CHAILLOU, "Meilleur Ouvrier de France", and approved by the Musées Nationaux.

Etienne Doirat (1675-1732) - cabinetmaker. One of the few great Regency cabinetmakers.

His furniture is frequently made of amaranth or violet wood, leaf veneered or inlaid with squares.
The son of mason Joseph Doirat and Michelle Ferlu, sister of master cabinetmaker Pierre-Isaac Ferlu, Etienne Doirat was born into a family of craftsmen - earthenware makers and joiners - who had lived in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine since the early years of the 17th century. His younger brother Pierre-Michel followed in his footsteps as a master cabinetmaker.
He earned his master's degree in the early years of the 18th century. Throughout his life, he worked on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine for a wealthy clientele, both French and foreign.
Often of sublime character, his furniture is predominantly in the Régence style.
Chests of drawers make up the bulk of his production. An inventory drawn up on July 14, 1732 mentions a large number of them, "en tombeau" or "à la Régence", but also a number of large bookcases, cupboards, secretaries, regulators and various models of game or salon tables.
These pieces are frequently made of amaranth or violet wood, veneered with leaves or inlaid with squares.
Doirat makes extensive use of high-quality bronzes - created by his collaborators, founders and chiselers - where traditional elements such as Louis XIV-era masks meet Regency busts of women or "espagnolettes", or various motifs in a typically Rocaille style. He sometimes adorned the front of his drawerless chests of drawers with a large bronze cartouche, which was widely adopted by his successors.
In this field, Doirat is one of the great creators of decorative formulas and techniques - the glories of Parisian cabinetmaking in the reign of Louis XV.
MUSEUMS
- Chest of drawers - Petit Palais
- Chest of drawers - J. Paul Getty Museum
- Chest of drawers - Cleveland Museum of Art
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur - 1989
- Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle - Comte François de Salverte - Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934

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