WOODEN COMMODE in veneer and precious wood marquetry. It fea - Lot 19

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20000 - 30000 EUR
WOODEN COMMODE in veneer and precious wood marquetry. It fea - Lot 19
WOODEN COMMODE in veneer and precious wood marquetry. It features two wide drawers with concealed support rails, centered on a large panel of flower and ewer marquetry, surrounded by latticework, leafy garlands and cherubs in chased and gilded bronzes. The side panels, also inlaid with trelliswork, are set beneath imposing military trophies in gilded bronzes. The rounded jambs are adorned with mythological figures: Prudence and Temperance, Mars and Hercules. The low belts are centered on a blue fleurdelys globe on a bed of acanthus leaves and leafy horns of plenty. It stands on four wide feet with acanthus-tipped sabots. Pink veined marble top. After RIESENER for Louis XVI's bedroom at Versailles, Louis XVI style H: 97 W: 205 D: 78 cm (small chips inside the drawers) Note: The original of this commode was commissioned from cabinetmaker Jean Henri Riesener, supplier to the Garde Meuble de la Couronne, for King Louis XVI's bedroom in Versailles in 1775. When Louis Philippe's possessions were sold in 1857, the Duc d'Aumale acquired the piece, which is now kept at Château de Chantilly.
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