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Lot 406 Dα

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

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
17.05.2023, 14:00 - Furniture Decorative Arts
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
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A Montbéliard marquetry bureau with the stamp of Abraham-Nicolas Couleru

Walnut and burr walnut veneer on softwood with gilt bronze and wrought iron mountings. 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. Repeatedly stamped "ANC MONBELIARD". H 101, W 100, D 59 cm.
Third quarter 18th C.

Elegance and Harmony

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/Mornand, L'ébénisterie provinciale en France au XVIIIe siècle et Abraham Nicolas Couleru, Dijon 2011, p. 129, the comparable object from the Patrick Damidot Collection.

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