Very Fine Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode
Hyppolite-Edme Pretot
A Fine Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode, mid-19th Century, with a marble top above two frieze drawers, the arched central panel set with a plaque depicting Ceres, the interior with two drawers, stamped PRETOT to top of carcass
Height 35.5 in. (90.17 cm.), Width 54.5 in. (138.43 cm.), Depth 24.75 in. (68.06 cm.)
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Hyppolite-Edme Pretot (1812-1855) was born in Paris and was established at 16, rue de l'abbaye in 1836; 11, bis, rue Saint-Germain-des-Pres in 1841; and from 1846 at 3 & 5 rue de Harlay. He exhibited at the Exposition Nationale in 1849 and at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, where he obtained a second class medal for a collection of stone-encrusted furniture.
Condition Report: good condition, excellent quality
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Hyppolite-Edme Pretot
A Fine Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode, mid-19th Century, with a marble top above two frieze drawers, the arched central panel set with a plaque depicting Ceres, the interior with two drawers, stamped PRETOT to top of carcass
Height 35.5 in. (90.17 cm.), Width 54.5 in. (138.43 cm.), Depth 24.75 in. (68.06 cm.)
Catalogue Note
Hyppolite-Edme Pretot (1812-1855) was born in Paris and was established at 16, rue de l'abbaye in 1836; 11, bis, rue Saint-Germain-des-Pres in 1841; and from 1846 at 3 & 5 rue de Harlay. He exhibited at the Exposition Nationale in 1849 and at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, where he obtained a second class medal for a collection of stone-encrusted furniture.
Condition Report: good condition, excellent quality
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