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A Montbéliard marquetry bureau with the stamp of Abraham-Nicolas Couleru

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 17.000 € - 19.000 €
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A Montbéliard marquetry bureau with the stamp of Abraham-Nicolas Couleru

Decorated on all sides to be viewed in the round. Bombé-form cabinet with two rows of three drawers on slender serpentine supports. The slanted fall front writing surface flanked by tiered rows of drawers and compartments. Stamped "ANC MONBELIARD". H 101, W 100, D 59 cm.
Third quarter 18th C.

Abraham-Nicolas Couleru (1717 – 1812) was born in Montbéliard/ Mömpelgard, which at the time belonged to Württemberg. He came from a long line of cabinetmakers and apprenticed in Paris, where he resided from 1739 – 46.

Literature

Cf. Deloche, L'ébénisterie provinciale en France au XVIIIe siècle et Abraham Nicolas Couleru, Dijon 2011.

Cf. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIII siècle, Paris 2008, p. 209.