Gilles Joubert [SEP] date of birth
Gilles Joubert
Gilles Joubert (1689–1775) was a Parisian "ébéniste" who worked for the "Garde-Meuble" of Louis XV for two and a half decades, beginning in 1748, earning the title "ébéniste ordinaire du Garde-Meuble" in 1758, and finally that of "ébéniste du roi" ("royal cabinet-maker") on the death of Jean-François Oeben in 1763. He produced case furniture in a robust Rococo style, ranging from simple veneered "bidets" to grand commodes that
was returned to the "Garde-Meuble" the same day.
In June 1774 the octogenarian Joubert contracted with Riesener to assign the younger man his workshop and its contents with the good will of his clientele.
Collection.
"Bureau Plat"
"Commode"
"Pedestal"
"Secrétaire à abattant"
External links.
- (Getty Museum) Gilles Joubert: commode 1769
- (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Gilles Joubert: japanned bureau plat for Louis XV's "Cabinet Intérieur"