A NEAR PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODES, ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-ANTOINE FOULLET, CIRCA 1770

A NEAR PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODES
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-ANTOINE FOULLET, CIRCA 1770
One with brèche violette marble top, the other with verde antico marble top above a guilloche frieze and two transverse marquetry drawers with ormolu ribbon-tied roundels of a courting couple flanked by floral spray panels and further roundels of flowering urns further floral sprays and husk swags, the sides with floral sprays within ormolu roundels, on angular cabriole legs mounted with chutes and sabots, one top with MAPLE DEPOSITORY label and a further indistinct blue-printed paper label to the back right corner, the sabots made in one section but probably original as their chasing is identical to the other bronzes
34 in. (86.3 cm.) high, 56 in. (142.2 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Private Collection of Leon and Jean Dalva, 1067 Fifth Avenue, New York.