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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY BOULLE MARQUETRY COMMODE**

CIRCA 1700, THE MOUNTS LARGELY REPLACED, PROBABLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY BOULLE MARQUETRY COMMODE**
CIRCA 1700, THE MOUNTS LARGELY REPLACED, PROBABLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The top inlaid with a central figure of Apollo in his chariot pulled by horses and surrounded by a dense scrolling foliage and fantastic architectural and grotesque elements with other figures as well as animals, insects and birds, the top with an floral border, above two short and three long walnut-lined drawers, the drawer-fronts and sides with similar decoration, supported by canted, scrolled legs terminating in hoof sabots, the upper left of back bearing a circular stamp '...COLAS.SAC', restorations to veneers
31¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high, 47½ in. (120.5 cm.) wide, 25½ in. (65 cm.) deep

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

The marquetry of the top most probably derives from an engraving in the Louis XIV 'Roman' fashion issued in the oeuvre of Jean Bérain (d. 1711). The specialist inlayer Toussainte Devoye has been proposed as a possible marqueteur for this group of commodes, some of which bear the stamp adopted by Nicolas Sageot (d. 1731) of the faubourg Saint-Antoine following his election as maître in 1706 (P. Grand, 'Le Mobilier Boulle et les ateliers de l'époque', Estampille L'Objet d'Art, 1993, pp. 48 - 70, fig. 16 - 19). A commode with brass background and with tortoiseshell inlay, the reverse of this commode, with identically designed top, was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 1 December 2005, lot 124, and another anonymously, Christie's, New York, 17 - 18 May 2005, lot 510.

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