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Commode with Urns and Flowers
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This commode bears the stamp of François Gaspard Teuné, who became a master "ébéniste" (cabinetmaker) in 1766 and often received commissions from the count of Artois, brother of King Louis XVI.
In style, the piece represents the transition from Rococo to Neoclassicism. The front is divided into a central section inlaid with an urn and two lateral sections with a trellis pattern, known as "marqueterie à la Reine."
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1995-1996 | Going for Baroque. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/29/1973 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
| 7/18/1974 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 4/8/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 4/13/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/1/1996 | Examination | examined for survey |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H:: 48 7/16 × L: 63 3/8 × D: 35 7/8 in. (123.03 × 160.97 × 91.12 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1970
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
65.65