A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY BUREAU A CYLINDRE

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS BAYER, CIRCA 1770

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY BUREAU A CYLINDRE
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS BAYER, CIRCA 1770
The rectangular quarter-veneered top with three quarter gallery above a slide operated tambour inlaid with flowers and a musical trophy, enclosing an interior fitted with three compartments and four drawers, above a shaped apron with four drawers, on cabriole legs headed by pierced foliate clasps, twice inscribed '2347', the back re-veneered, partially remounted
43¾ in. (111 cm.) high; 51¼ in. (130 cm.) wide; 25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

François Bayer, maître in 1764.
A commode by Bayer with identical trophy is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, mobilier Français du XVIII e Siècle. Paris, 1909, page 50

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