AN EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND PARQUETRY COMMODE...
Serpentine-front with a rouge royale marble top, covered in trellis parquetry and fitted with two short drawers over two long drawers, the bail drawer-handles each surrounding an escutcheon cast as a female mask, the cabriole legs with pierced scrolling sabots, the mounts apparently original, regilt and probably originally lacquered
341⁄4 in. (87 cm.) high, 58 in. (147.5 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Fouquet, Paris.
Literature
R. Schafer, "French Splendor", Luxury Home Quarterly, Spring 2012, p. 102.
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Serpentine-front with a rouge royale marble top, covered in trellis parquetry and fitted with two short drawers over two long drawers, the bail drawer-handles each surrounding an escutcheon cast as a female mask, the cabriole legs with pierced scrolling sabots, the mounts apparently original, regilt and probably originally lacquered
341⁄4 in. (87 cm.) high, 58 in. (147.5 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Fouquet, Paris.
Literature
R. Schafer, "French Splendor", Luxury Home Quarterly, Spring 2012, p. 102.
Sale price
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Time, Location
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