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Une commode Louis XV en réduction, pièce dite de maîtrise

Coiffée d'un marbre rouge veiné de blanc et de gris, au bord mouluré, cette commode à deux tiroirs présente une façade galbée et des flancs cintrés plaqués d'un bois blond et chaud. Le placage, disposé en chevrons, s'inscrit dans des encadrements de filets clairs, tandis que les côtés prennent un ton plus sombre. Des bronzes rocaille habillent les poignées, les entrées de serrure, les angles, le tablier chantourné et les pieds, posés avec l'aplomb d'un meuble à grandeur. Rien, sinon ses dimensions, ne trahit la réduction.

Le meuble de maîtrise est une démonstration. Depuis le haut Moyen Âge, le compagnon menuisier qui brigue la maîtrise doit présenter un chef-d'œuvre, le plus souvent à grandeur, parfois en réduction, où se résume son savoir-faire. Le XIXe siècle, porté par l'essor du compagnonnage, en voit naître de nombreux exemples. D'autres artisans en façonnaient par simple plaisir, hors du temps de travail ou à la retraite. Le titre de cette commode la dit de maîtrise ; qui l'a réalisée, et si elle a servi à un examen, reste inconnu.

Époque
XXe siècle, selon la fiche
Matière
Bois et marqueterie, selon la fiche
Style
Louis XV, selon la fiche
Dimensions
Largeur 32, profondeur 19, hauteur 29 cm, selon la fiche
État
En l'état, selon la fiche
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Capped by a red marble veined with white and grey, its edge moulded, this two-drawer commode shows a curved front and shaped flanks veneered in a warm blond wood. The veneer, laid in chevrons, sits within frames of light stringing, while the sides take a darker tone. Rocaille mounts dress the handles, the escutcheons, the corners, the shaped apron and the feet, set with the assurance of a full-size piece. Nothing but its dimensions betrays the reduction.

A meuble de maîtrise is a demonstration. Since the early Middle Ages the journeyman joiner seeking mastership had to present a test piece, most often full size, sometimes in reduction, summing up his craft. The nineteenth century, carried by the rise of the compagnonnage, saw many such pieces. Other craftsmen made them for pleasure alone, outside working hours or in retirement. The title of this commode calls it a maîtrise piece; who made it, and whether it ever served for an examination, remains unknown.

Sources and points to validate
  • Les meubles de maîtrise sont des pièces miniatures ; depuis le haut Moyen Âge, les compagnons menuisiers candidats à la maîtrise présentent un chef-d'œuvre, le plus souvent à grandeur, parfois en réduction ; le XIXe siècle voit l'essor du compagnonnage et du chef-d'œuvre. https://www.proantic.com/magazine/meubles-miniatures-de-maitrise-de-compagnonnage/
  • Certains artisans réalisaient par plaisir, hors temps de travail ou à la retraite, un meuble à échelle réduite résumant leur savoir-faire. https://www.proantic.com/magazine/meubles-miniatures-de-maitrise-de-compagnonnage/
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  • Le statut de maîtrise vient du titre publié par la galerie ; la fiche ne dit ni si la pièce a servi à un examen, ni qui l'a réalisée. Auteur, atelier et date précise inconnus.
  • Essences, marqueterie, bronzes, plateau et tiroirs non décrits ; « style Louis XV » désigne une inspiration, pas une époque.
  • Unité des cotes lue en centimètres, cohérente avec une échelle réduite ; état en l'état.

Notice drafted with the assistance of AI based on the dealer’s listing and cited public sources. Attributions and dating are subject to validation.

Commode de maîtrise de style Louis XV, XXe siècle.

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