Remise 25\% jusqu'au 30.11 - Stamped "N. Petit" - Pair of mahogany corner pieces - 18th century

25% discount to be applied until 30.11 - New price: 5400 €.

Beautiful and sober pair of mahogany corner cabinets
The fronts are in St Domingue mahogany veneer with brass moldings opening to a slightly curved door.
The uprights are fluted with engaged columns, the tapered legs ringed.
Grey-veined white marble top.
The frame is oak.
Both stamped: N.PETIT and poinçon de jurande
The period locks work.
Louis XVI period
2 small stains on one of the marbles
Height 86 cm - Width 47.5 cm - Depth 45.5 cm

Conservation restoration.
Regluing of the veneer by infiltration of fluidized organic glue.
Application of Roubo varnish,

8300 € per pair or 4000 € per single unit

Nicolas Petit - Cabinetmaker. Paris.
Mastered in 1761. His mark: "N. Petit" on a number of pieces of furniture in marquetry and ebony, proving his taste and talent.

Nicolas Petit opened his workshop on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, under the sign "Au Nom de Jésus",
He worked there for more than thirty years, adapting seamlessly to the changing styles of the 18th century, and quickly established a reputation for himself. His career began with highly refined Louis XV-style curved chests of drawers, secretaries, desks and small tables, finely inlaid with flowering branches.
When the "Greek" taste appeared in furniture, around 1765, he proved to be one of the most ingenious in renewing the decoration, then the structure of his furniture, inspired by Classical Art. His Transition chests of drawers are often decorated with bronze urns surmounted by drapery, while others are inlaid with geometric or floral motifs.
Later, he worked in the Louis XVI style with equal ease, using marquetry as well as solid wood, mahogany or ebony.
Nicolas Petit's furniture, with its simple, classical decor, is always tasteful and carefully crafted.

MUSEUMS
Desk with flap. Rosewood veneer, violet wood marquetry, amaranth, stained sycamore and boxwood frames, gilt bronze, stamped four times: N. PETIT - N°MAD2293.
Bedside table, Louis XV period. Rectangular in shape, it stands on four high, slightly arched legs. It opens with a drawer in the upper part. The two sides are pierced by a poly-lobed opening, designed to serve as handles as well as to ventilate the interior. Decorated with rosewood and violet friezes, it is adorned with gilded bronzes: draw knob, key escutcheons and foot runners. The Carrara marble top is supported on three sides by a veneered gallery with a curved top. - N°MAD639 - Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Lyon
Small Transitional commode - Musée Carnavalet - Paris

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Nicolas Petit 1732-1791 - Anne Droguet - Perrin & fils, Editions de l'Amateur - 2001
Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur - 2008
Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle - Comte François de Salverte - Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934

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