A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE, CIRCA 1780

A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE, CIRCA 1780

with a later brèche d'alep marble top; partially re-veneered and remounted; stamped L.THUET JME (?)
height 33 1/2 in.; width 30 1/2 in.; depth 16 1/2 in.
85 cm; 77.5 cm; 42 cm

Condition Report:
In good conserved condition. Old age splits to sides. Minor scratches and losses commensurate with age and use. Scattered marks and chips to the marble top.

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Provenance:
Sellers and McGaugh Fine Antiques, Naples, 1998