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Made by: Jacques Dubois (French, born in 1694, master 1742, died in 1763)
French (Paris)
about 1755–60
Medium/Technique
European black lacquer on fir; oak drawer linings, gilt-bronze mounts; marble top
Dimensions
Overall: 83 x 79.2 x 43.9 cm (32 11/16 x 31 3/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2513
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionBlack lacquer, two drawer, slightly bombe. Fully decorated with prominent flowers, sides with floral work encasing deer and grotesque animal. Pierce bronze dore shoulder appliques, small drawer pulls and sabots. Angular legs, escutcheon front apron, marble top. (The bombe front is decorated with Japanese lacquer in tones of red and gold with flowers, leaves, bird with a butterfly. Similar decorations employing similar motifs along sides. The decoration was with little doubt applied by a western hand.)
Marks
Stamped on back I. DuBois
ProvenanceJuly, 1948, probably sold by L. Bataille, Paris, to Forsyth Wickes, New York and Newport, RI (d. 1964); 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)