Jean-Baptiste Courte (1749-1843) Louis XVI period walnut and burl walnut commode Circa 1780<\/b><\/p>\n
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An elegant and decorative chest of drawers in solid walnut and burled walnut veneer, opening with five drawers in three rows, embellished with gilded bronze and brass ornamentation for the handles and escutcheons, rounded fluted uprights terminating in tapered legs and superb open fluted apron.<\/p>\n
Beautifully grooved Breche d'Alep marble top.<\/p>\n
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Our chest of drawers features a secret closing system for the two side drawers at the top.<\/p>\n
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Louis XVI period chest of drawers stamped Courte on the base of a drawer at the top, received Master on September 20, 1777. A very similar model is reproduced in L'Estampille no. 122 of June 12, 1980.<\/p>\n
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Sizes: H 33.26 In. - W 50.78 In. - D 24.21 In.<\/p>\n
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In very good condition and use, a beautiful varnish made in our workshops.<\/p>\n
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Jean-Baptiste Courte or Kurt (September 20, 1749 - April 28, 1843), cabinetmaker, mastered his art in Dijon on September 20, 1777. His furniture often resembles that of Demoulin. They are Louis XVI commodes and secretaries.<\/p>\n
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Jean Baptiste Courte hails from Meidelsen, Germany, where his father was a carpenter and most likely a Protestant. His name Kurt became Courte.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n After obtaining his master's degree in 1777, he was required to pay 15 livres for the right of \"habitandage and opening of the profession\".\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He then practiced in Dijon, first on rue Charrue, then rue Piron. He married the daughter of cabinetmaker Philippe Sesseley, thanks to whom he perfected his craft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He had two children, Pierre and Antoine, as well as two nephews, Jean and Nicolas, themselves cabinetmakers, but they did not become a dynasty like the Demoulin family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Catherine Gras, the furniture he produced often resembled that of his Dijon colleague Jean Demoulin, although it is not known whether they worked in collaboration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He stamped COURTE on the base of a commode upright or on the outside of drawers near the locks. He is known for his Louis XVI marquetry furniture, mainly commodes and commode desks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Louis XVI chest of drawers with three rows of drawers, decorated with simple marquetry fillets, stamped by Courte.<\/p>\n Louis XVI chest of drawers with two leaves simulating drawers, the crosspiece separating the bottom drawers is concealed, butterfly-wing frieze veneer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n L’\u00e9b\u00e9nisterie provinciale en France au XVIIIe si\u00e8cle et Abraham Nicolas Couleru – Bernard Deloche et Jean-Yves Mornand – \u00c9ditions Faton – 2011.<\/p>\n Le Mobilier Fran\u00e7ais du XVIII\u00e8me Si\u00e8cle – Pierre Kjellberg – Les \u00c9ditions de l’Amateur – 2002.<\/p>\n Demoulin et Courte, \u00c9b\u00e9nistes Dijonnais – Catherine Gras – L’Estampille, juin 1980.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jean-Baptiste Courte (1749-1843) Commode en noyer et ronce de noyer d\u2019\u00e9poque Louis XVI Circa 1780 Une \u00e9l\u00e9gante et d\u00e9corative commode en noyer massif et placage de noyer ronceux, ouvrant par cinq tiroirs sur trois rangs agr\u00e9ment\u00e9s d\u2019une ornementation de bronzes et laitons dor\u00e9s pour les poign\u00e9es, les entr\u00e9es de serrures, montants arrondis \u00e0 cannelures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\nMus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Dijon:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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