A LOUIS XV CHESTNUT COMMODE
Lot 310THE PROPERTY OF AN ESTATE

A LOUIS XV CHESTNUT COMMODE

BY FRANCOIS GARNIER, MID-18TH CENTURY

Closed13 May 2008

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GBP 3,000

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A LOUIS XV CHESTNUT COMMODE
BY FRANCOIS GARNIER, MID-18TH CENTURY
With a red brêche marble top, above three drawers carved with ribbon-tied foliate swags and central cartouches, stamped 'F. GARNIER' and 'JME'
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high; 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) wide; 15¾ in. (40 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Francois Garnier worked in the Rue du Fauborg-Saint-Antoine, was active throughout the reign of Louis XV and was the father of the celebrated ébéniste Pierre Garnier who became maître in 1742.