Table en chiffonier
Bon Durand
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Bois satine, kingwood, rosewood, sycamore, harewood, penwork, brass, paper, leather, oak carcass
Measurements
75 x 55 x 34 cm
Place of origin
Paris
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Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
NT 617659
Summary
A bois satiné, kingwood, rosewood and floral marquetry kidney-shaped table en chiffonier, French, circa 1770. By Bon Durand, Maître on 18 February 1761, in the Louis XV / XVI Transitional style. The crossbanded top mounted with a brass edge and centred with a large floral bouquet issuing from a vase in sycamore and harewood, the back and sides inlaid with trailing branches and flowerheads, the front with a book spine tambour shutter, enclosing a fitted interior of two long and two short drawers, the top drawer with tooled leather surface and small compartments, one side with two swivel drawers lined with marblised paper, standing on tapering legs with sabots, stamped to the underside B. DURAND JME.
Full description
Bon Durand became maître ébéniste on 18 February 1761. Based in the rue de Charenton in Paris, he produced fine furniture and specialised in finely figured veneers and floral marquetry across the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Pierre Migeon and Denys Genty, who were marchands-ébénistes (dealers with significant influence), became regular clients. The maker's stamp is often accompanied by the initials ‘JME’, as in this instance, which stands for Jurande Menuisiers Ebénistes, the cabinet makers and joiners guild, further proof that the maker had been officially accepted into the guild.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Mrs C.V. Lawson in 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
To underside: B. DURAND JME
Makers and roles
Bon Durand, cabinetmaker
References
Kjellberg, Pierre 'Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle', p. 334