Commode
Jean-Francois Coulon
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Marble, kingwood, rosewood, sycamore, tulipwood, oak carcass, gilt metal mounts
Measurements
84 x 86 x 53 cm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882799
Summary
A kingwood, rosewood, tulipwood and sycamore floral marquetry serpentine commode, French, circa 1770. By Coulon. With mottled brown marble top, the front inlaid with flowers issuing from a basket across two drawers, the sides with similar floral marquetry in cartouche panels, the front angles with gilt metal mounts trailing to sabots on the tapering legs, veneer repairs, stamped COULON.
Full description
With no visible initial it is difficult to be certain which Coulon the stamp refers to since three are recorded. Brothers Gaspard Coulon (fl.1740-1775) and Jean-Francois Coulon (Maitre 17 January 1732) and Balthazar Coulon (fl.1740-1770s).
Provenance
Acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust. This commode was mentioned in the Drawing Room in a 1969 leaflet for visitors to Lanhydrock. Also seen in a photograph of the Drawing Room, taken by John Bethell for the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
Underneath the marble: COULON
Makers and roles
Jean-Francois Coulon, cabinetmaker