Petit commode
Francois Rubestuck
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Tulipwood, amaranth, Sienna marble, ormolu, oak and deal construction
Measurements
83.9 x 76.2 x 40.6 cm
Place of origin
Paris
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 781468
Summary
An amaranth, tulipwood, marble and ormolu mounted pettit commode, by Francois Ruebestueck, (maitre 1766), Paris, circa 1760 With a Siena marble shaped top with moulded edge, the commode of slight bombe form, serpentine front and sides, fitted with two drawers, crossbanded, and having quartered veneered panels with ormolu rococo appliques and handles, on square section cabriole legs, ormolu sabots, with top. Stamped 'F Rubestuck' to the top of the commode.
Full description
François Rübestück (b. circa 1722 d. 1785) emigrated from Westphalia and established himself in the rue de la Roquette before transferring to the rue de Charenton. He specialised in producing extremely fine commodes, secrétaires and bureau plats. Most of his commodes and secrétaires in the Louis XV and Transitional styles tended to be decorated with sumptuous vernis Européen in imitation of Chinese lacquer work. See P.Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle pp.744-749.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1994 by Miss Keelan
Marks and inscriptions
Top of commode, underneath the marble: F. Rubestuck
Makers and roles
Francois Rubestuck, furniture designer and maker
References
Kjellberg, Pierre 'Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle', pp.744-749