Practical, elegant and chic, the Louis XVI Commodies of eras win the hearts of all art lovers. They are available at antique shops at prices that vary depending on the style and type of furniture. This furniture can be used as a storage accessory, while enhancing your interior decoration. To learn more about this furniture, find out more about its features and price in the rest of this article.

What is a Louis XVI dresser stamped?

Who are the greatest cabinetmakers of the 18th century?

What is the price of a Louis XVI dresser stamped?

The Louis XVI-style dresser stamped

The stamped dressers are signed by 18th century cabinetmakers. The stamps are found on different parts of the furniture, depending on the artist and the shape of the piece. On a dresser with a marble tray, it is often on a slice of a drawer, but it can be placed behind the mount, more rarely under a front cross.

In the time of Louis XVI, the dressers had lines that stiffened with square volumes. The furniture is designed in such a way that the proportions of the footing and the body seek the best compromise between graceful and crushed so that it takes on all its splendor. Despite these geometric shapes we observe the half-moon dresser which contrasts on its circular shape resting on these six feet.

At the level of the rectangular façade, there is a jump in the middle. As for the sides, they are built-in panels. Lovers of ancient art generally look for Louis XVI dressers that do not have a support crossbar at the rand of drawers. To give more elegance to this piece of furniture, some cabinetmakers flank the right bottom crossbar with a lamp ass.

Grey and colored marbles will rule on many furniture with an ornamentation of gilded bronzes.

The upright furniture is column-shaped and plunges onto a conical spindle foot. But the cut-out studs are now the most sought after. For low magpie furniture, they are always straight and take the form of a square, round or topd spindle depending on the style of the cabinetmaker.

Luxurious furniture made of precious wood and mahogany

In the days of Louis XVI, cabinetmakers used walnut, fruit, cherry or oak to take advantage of their unique colour in the construction of furniture. The end of the 18th century was marked by the use of solid mahogany. Furniture from this material is often adorned with copper and beautiful dinging handles available in several models. To build the noblest furniture, cabinetmakers use violet wood, lemon, rosewood, boxwood or amaranth.

As for the trays of these furniture and the rag-pickers of the Louis XVI era, they are a rectangular marble that overflows slightly from the plateau. At the contour of the plateau, an open gallery encloses it and there is often a bronze frieze at its underside.

On each drawer, there is a bronze lock in the centre that often has the shape of a crest to add a contrast to the furniture. The drawer handles have an oval or rectangular shape and are also bronze.

The great cabinetmakers of the 18th century

During the 18th century, the world of furniture was known to many cabinetmakers as competent as each other. However, each is distinguished by its style and the types of furniture it designs. Among the most admired, here is a non-exhaustive list of cabinetmakers who have marked the history of this era:

  • Leonard Boudin (1761)
  • Nicolas Petit (1732-1791) passed master cabinetmaker in 1761
  • Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807)
  • Etienne Avril (1748 to 1791)
  • André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732)
  • Jean Baptiste Boulard (1725-1789)
  • Joseph Gengenbach (1712-1797)
  • Martin Carlin (1730-1785)
  • Family Cresson Charles Cressent (1685 to 1768)
  • Jacque Laurent Cosson (1737-1812)
  • Bertrand Alexis Chaumond (1767)

Apart from the names listed above, many other cabinetmakers have marked the 18th century with their work and style. Most of its cabinetmakers were also great scorers of that era. After this period, the works of his cabinetmakers were pursued by their descendants or a member of their family.

Like all artists, their models are inspired by previous style furniture, including the straight shapes of the Louis XIII dresser, but without having to keep the motifs. The mahogany veneer will mark this style of Louis XVI era, which lasted until the transition period and then Empire.

Thus, the world continued to benefit from the talents of these illustrious cabinetmakers long after their death. It is precisely this continuation of the works that has allowed today to find magnificent furniture with the same model as the furniture of the eighteenth century.

Example of a Small Stamp:

Nicolas Petit signature

The price of Louis XVI dressers stamped

The Louis XVI dresser, in all these forms, has always seduced lovers of decoration and art as well as collectors. A chest of drawers from this period, with a reduced design designed in solid wood and with marble at the level of the tray at a price ranging from 1600 to 2800 euros. With a stamp, its price could increase and cross the 6500 mark. For copies of these pieces, the bill ranges from 800 to 1400 euros for a 19th century reproduction and between 200 and 1000 euros for a reproduction of the 20th and 21st century at HTdeco.

If the buyer pays attention to all the finishes as well as the decorative aspect of the furniture, the minimum purchase price is between 4500 and 6500 euros. If it is a Louis XVI piece of furniture, it can be sold for 10,000 euros with a stamp and a copy of the 20th century stamp will be charged around 1000 euros.

For the unusual furniture of the Louis XVI era, which has a marquetry, it will be necessary to provide about 15,000 euros. The Louis XVI dresser painted old is part of this rare and expensive furniture.

For the purchase of weekdays, you will have to spend more than the dressers. As an example, the Weekly Louis XVI, designed in the mahogany style of the 20th century, is sold for 900 euros. Those of the period with a high quality finish and an elegant décor cost about 10,000 euros.

As for the original decorations in star bronze or marquetry, it will always be necessary to provide a surplus of a few thousand euros.

When a stamp of a great 18th century cabinetmaker is present on a chest of drawers, it will be necessary to take the advice of an expert in order to estimate the price of the furniture.