A sumptuous commode made by the cabinetmaker Martin Carlin and sold by the luxury merchand mercier Simon-philippe Poirier to Madame la Comtesse Du Barry in 1772 and placed in her room in the palace of Versailles.
This sumptuous commode, richly decorated with gilt bronze mounts depicting nymph masks, arabesques, lions and other vegetal motifs, is particularly notable for the use of sevres painted porcelain plaques depicting pastoral scenes.
This type of furniture, much to the taste of the Countess du Barry, was produced by one of the best cabinetmakers in Paris at the time, Martin Carlin, who worked almost exclusively for decorators known as merchand-merciers, in particular Daguerre and Poirier. They supplied the high society with ready-made furniture in the latest fashion, without having to pass orders to the craftsmen (with the respective time of realization that this entailed).
Version in mahogany included
lovely
makes me feel like queen elizabeth! x
