A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK, RED AND GILT CHINESE LACQUER BOMBE COMMODE

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK, RED AND GILT CHINESE LACQUER BOMBE COMMODE
BY JEAN-PIERRE LATZ, CIRCA 1740
The serpentine grey marble top above two drawers painted with flowering branches and a bird, with foliate scroll-cast handles, the shaped apron with a scroll mount, the sides similarly decorated with lacquer panels, the angles with scroll mounts and chutes leading to the ormolu feet, twice stamped 'I.P. LATZ', the marble top with red chalk inscription '2604'
35½ in. (90 cm.) high, 50 ½ in. (128 cm.) wide; 24 ½ in. (62 cm.) deep

Provenance
Acquired from Fabre et Fils, Paris.
The Property of a European Foundation, Christie's New York, 18 October 2002, lot 355.