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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE A VANTAUX
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE A VANTAUX

ATTRIBUTED TO BERNARD MOLITOR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE A VANTAUX
ATTRIBUTED TO BERNARD MOLITOR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular grey-veined white marble top above a pair of doors with Egyptian caryatid columns enclosing four graduated shelves, on a plinth base with paw feet, the back legs replaced
36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 46¼ in. (117.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
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Bernard Molitor, maître in 1787.

This cabinet incorporates several decorative features which appear in the oeuvre of Molitor. The distictive herm pilasters and characteristic feet feature on several pieces stamped by him, which include two side cabinets, one reputedly from the collection of Baron Paul Grenier and another, which was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1988, lot 158 (U. Leben, Bernard Molitor, London, 1992, nos. 30-31).