A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
Circa 1780, stamped F. BURY twice and JME once
The shaped bleu turquin marble top above three frieze drawers and two lower drawers, flanked by stop-fluted pilasters, on fluted legs, the oak-leaf angle mounts probably original
35in. (89cm.) high, 52in. (132cm.) wide, 24in. (61cm.) deep
Provenance
The Estate of Irma N. Straus, New York, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 24 October 1970, lot 148.
Lot Essay
Ferdinand Bury, maître in 1774.
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