A late Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and stained sycamore coffre a bijoux by Pierre Roussel (1723-1782)
A late Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and stained sycamore coffre a bijoux by Pierre Roussel (1723-1782)
Circa 1770, with quarter and half veneering, the inlaid borders with interlaced angles, the hinged top enclosing a bois satine interior above a dummy drawer, one drawer enclosing ten compartments, with a dummy drawer below, the hinged fall front with a gilt-tooled leather inset underside, with handles to the sides, on a stand with shaped and canted angles, with an egg-and-dart moulded edge mount, over one long frieze drawer, on slender cabriole legs terminating in husk capped foliate scrolled sabots, the underside stamped: 'P. ROUSSEL', 55cm wide x 41cm deep x 102cm high, (21 1/2in wide x 16in deep x 40in high)
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A late Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and stained sycamore coffre a bijoux by Pierre Roussel (1723-1782)
Circa 1770, with quarter and half veneering, the inlaid borders with interlaced angles, the hinged top enclosing a bois satine interior above a dummy drawer, one drawer enclosing ten compartments, with a dummy drawer below, the hinged fall front with a gilt-tooled leather inset underside, with handles to the sides, on a stand with shaped and canted angles, with an egg-and-dart moulded edge mount, over one long frieze drawer, on slender cabriole legs terminating in husk capped foliate scrolled sabots, the underside stamped: 'P. ROUSSEL', 55cm wide x 41cm deep x 102cm high, (21 1/2in wide x 16in deep x 40in high)
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