Große Louis XV-Salonkommode
so-called ‘commode sauteuse’, c. 1750/60, each stamped once F. and P. GARNIER (died 1774 and 1800 respectively), serpentine and bombé hardwood body on gracefully curved legs, richly decorated with floral marquetry in rosewood and other exotic woods, two drawers of so-called sans traverse construction, fire-gilt bronze mounts, moulded marble top (‘Brèche d’Alep’), key with ‘fleur de lys’ symbol representing the Bourbon lily, c. 86 x 128 x 60 cm, restored condition. (DOC)
The present item is subject to conservation legislation (AS).
Please note our information on CITES/conservation legislation/export from the EU on page 5.
The two master’s signatures provide rare documentation of the direct collaboration between the established François GARNIER and his highly talented son Pierre GARNIER (1720-1800), a pioneer of the Transition and Louis XVI styles, during the transitional phase of the workshop around 1750.
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
so-called ‘commode sauteuse’, c. 1750/60, each stamped once F. and P. GARNIER (died 1774 and 1800 respectively), serpentine and bombé hardwood body on gracefully curved legs, richly decorated with floral marquetry in rosewood and other exotic woods, two drawers of so-called sans traverse construction, fire-gilt bronze mounts, moulded marble top (‘Brèche d’Alep’), key with ‘fleur de lys’ symbol representing the Bourbon lily, c. 86 x 128 x 60 cm, restored condition. (DOC)
The present item is subject to conservation legislation (AS).
Please note our information on CITES/conservation legislation/export from the EU on page 5.
The two master’s signatures provide rare documentation of the direct collaboration between the established François GARNIER and his highly talented son Pierre GARNIER (1720-1800), a pioneer of the Transition and Louis XVI styles, during the transitional phase of the workshop around 1750.
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
