Pair of Commodes

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Pair of Commodes

Creator

Bernard II van Risenburgh

French Artist · 1696–1766

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The four mysterious initials of the stamp B.V.R.B. concealed a dynasty of *ébénistes* of Netherlandish origin whose identity was only uncovered in 1957. Although all used the same Christian name and surname, Bernard II van Risenburgh was the first to stamp his furniture using the monogram *BVRB* ; he is now regarded as the greatest *ébéniste* of the reign of Louis XV. BVRB specialized in furniture

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The pair of commodes were possibly part of a larger set of similarly decorated pieces that were all in the collection of the ruling family in Dresden, Germany, at the end of the 1700s. Gilt-bronze mounts of a stag attacked by dogs decorate the fronts of this pair; guns, quivers for arrows, and hunting horns overlay the corner mounts. These elements symbolize the hunt, one of the most important pastimes of the nobility in the 1700s, when stag hunting was considered the highest art of the sport. The commodes are stamped BVRB indicating that they were made by the Parisian cabinetmaker Bernard II van Risenburgh. However, they are not typical of his work, perhaps because they were apparently made not for a French client, but for a German one. Pieces of similar size and shape are not found elsewhere among his works, nor is the marquetry typical of his style and the large and profuse gilt-bronze mounts are of designs quite unlike any others used by him.

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Artist/Maker
Bernard II van Risenburgh
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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SD6
Date
about 1750
Medium
White oak veneered with bloodwood, kingwood and amaranth; drawers of walnut and white oak; gilt-bronze mounts; brass, steel and iron locks; modern campan grand mélange marble tops
Culture
French
Object Type
Furniture

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Object ID
2e98a5cd-4363-4d29-ba0f-23be219d6a03
Object Type
Furniture
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Creator
Bernard II van Risenburgh
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Culture
French
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Medium
White oak veneered with bloodwood, kingwood and amaranth; drawers of walnut and white oak; gilt-bronze mounts; brass, steel and iron locks; modern campan grand mélange marble tops
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Decorative Arts
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1750
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Begin Year
1750
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1750
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