Balthazar Lieutaud, Wall Cartel And Its Louis XV Period Console, Circa 1750

Balthazar Lieutaud, Wall Cartel And Its Louis XV Period Console, Circa 1750

18th Century

Important and Exceptional Louis XV Period Wall Cartel Resting on its Violin-Shaped Console Characteristic of Parisian Productions from the Mid-18th Century. This Oak Frame Set, Martin Varnish Finish with Foliage Floral Decor.

Set Highlighted by Rich Ornamentation of Gilded and Chiseled Bronzes Such as Volutes, Acanthus, Fleurettes and Windings by Philippe CAFFIERI. Its Chiseled Bronze Dial Comprising Twelve Enameled Cartouches Indicating The Hours In Roman Numerals. Minutes in Arabic Numerals. Later Movement. Has His Key. The Mechanism Seems to Work, May Need to be Revised.

This Cartel is Stamped on the Cash Box of the Great and Renowned, BALTHAZAR LIEUTAUD, Master on March 20, 1749, who worked in collaboration with the Grand Bronzier Philippe CAFFIERI.

Balthazar Lieutaud (Died May 10, 1780) – Carpenter-cabinetmaker. Paris. Master on March 20, 1749. He distinguished himself in the manufacture of luxury furniture, and made a specialty of clock boxes. Coming from a great line of cabinetmakers, Balthazar Lieutaud obtained his master's degree in 1749. He settled on rue de la Pelleterie then rue d'Enfer. Supplier to the Court, he manufactured luxury furniture but specialized in clock cases, undoubtedly influenced by his watchmaker cousin who had the same surname and first name as him. His stamp can be found on a large number of very high quality regulators adorned with sumptuous bronzes chiseled by the greatest bronziers of the moment such as Caffieri, Edme Roye or Charles Grimpelle. Its clock sheaths are remarkably elegant and very finely executed. If his first works are in the Louis XV style, he very quickly adopted the straight lines and motifs inspired by the antiquity of the following period. Very often he reproduced the same models with slight variations. The Palace of Versailles contains a sumptuous regulator in ebony wood, made of several rectangular bodies, decorated with antique bronzes with bas reliefs symbolizing the different seasons. In much smaller numbers, but still just as luxurious, we can cite chests of drawers, secretaries, corner cupboards, etc. in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style. When he died, his widow kept his workshop for a while, which she abandoned definitively in 1784. (18th century furniture and cabinetmakers)

Very Good Quality of Execution, Beautiful Gilding, Beautiful Dimensions.

Work from the Louis XV Period, Around 1750, 18th Century.

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Dimensions:

Total Height: 120 cm

Cartel Height; 83cm

Console height: 37 cm

Total Width: 50 cm

Depth: 26.5 cm

In good state of conservation.

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Ref: QNE2B0C8WA