Jacques Bircklé (French, 1734-1803) Louis XVI... Lot 58

Jacques Bircklé (French, 1734-1803) Louis XVI period chest of drawers in mahogany and speckled mahogany veneer, opening with three drawers on the front. The fluted uprights end in tapered legs. Rich ormolu ornamentation on the drawer frames, mobile grips, lock escutcheons, corner falls, moulding, rings and sabots. Stamped: "J. Birkle received maitre on July 30, 1764. Pyrenean red marble top. Nineteenth-century inventory number "R315" on the back. Height 86.5 Width 118 Depth 60 cm. Jacques Bircklé. A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted mahogany and speckled mahogany veneer chest of drawers. Red marble top. Bibliography: to be compared with an example reproduced in Pierre Kjellberg, "Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle", Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989, page 75. "A former free-lance worker, Bircklé became a master on July 30, 1764. He worked on rue de Charenton and then rue Saint-Nicolas. He worked for Marie-Antoinette at the Château de Saint-Cloud, for Madame Elisabeth in Montreuil and for the Duc d'Orléans. He appears to be a conscientious cabinetmaker, seeking decorative effect rather than luxury and preciousness. He also produced furniture that was simpler and not particularly elaborate, but always of good quality." in Pierre Kjellberg, Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle.