Louis XV Breakfront Buffet
There are 8 full panels, 4 family members, and over 20 birds.
French Louis XV Breakfont buffets were very popular during the 1700’s. As the name implies, the middle section is extended outwards. This project is my all time favorite as it combines period styling and ornament as well as making it current with a storyline of family members protecting their heirloom from Alfred Hitchcock like birds of prey.
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There are 8 full panels, 4 family members, and over 20 birds.
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Birds, ribbons, and music motifs very common during Louis XV decorative furniture. Here, the bird tears apart the family crest, and is having a struggle with the little girl in the panel to the right. Note the dart in the upper right. A miss from the dart gun.
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These birds were copied from masterworks during the period.
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This parquetry pattern was copied from a rolltop desk built by John-Henri Riesener. The composition ornament is Rococo in style (Louis XV). The boy shoots his dart gun at the bird in the center panel.
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I manage to grab one of the culprits before he flies away. The marquetry scrollwork on the frieze was found at Sun Valley ski resort conference center. I haven't seen this pattern in any books, but scrolls were very dominate in all Ebinistes pieces throughout the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Comments
I'm speechless. You sir, have skills beyond imagination. Absolutely amazing.
An extraordinary work, The marketry is not only very well executed, but exquisitely designed. It blends quite tenderly with the strong nature of the furniture, and that’s a very difficult thing to achieve
Aside from the fantastic skills to do this work, the humor and personal touches were courageous and appreciated!
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