Lot Essay
Charles Topino, maître in 1773.
BY CHARLES TOPINO
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, BOIS SATINE AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
By Charles Topino
Inlaid overall with a floral trellis pattern within green-stained and boxwood borders, the later eared moulded breakfront jasper marble top above three frieze drawers mounted with flower-head filled entrelac, above a moulded border and two long drawers inlaid sans traverse with three foliate-bordered panels, the angels inlaid with simulated fluting and headed by a fluted and garlanded foliate mount and terminating in a foliate clasp, the sides decorated conformingly, on turned tapering legs inlaid with simulated fluting and terminating in toupie sabots, stamped 'C.TOPINO' and 'JME', the marble restored, the mounts regilt
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63½ cm.) deep
By Charles Topino
Inlaid overall with a floral trellis pattern within green-stained and boxwood borders, the later eared moulded breakfront jasper marble top above three frieze drawers mounted with flower-head filled entrelac, above a moulded border and two long drawers inlaid sans traverse with three foliate-bordered panels, the angels inlaid with simulated fluting and headed by a fluted and garlanded foliate mount and terminating in a foliate clasp, the sides decorated conformingly, on turned tapering legs inlaid with simulated fluting and terminating in toupie sabots, stamped 'C.TOPINO' and 'JME', the marble restored, the mounts regilt
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63½ cm.) deep
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