a louis xv ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood and parquetry commode en tombeau

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANOIS FLEURY

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a louis xv ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood and parquetry commode en tombeau
Attributed to Franois Fleury
Banded overall and inlaid with trellis-filled panels, the moulded serpentine-fronted Rouge Languedoc marble top above two short drawers centred by a small secret drawer, above two long drawers simulated as four short drawers, mounted with C-scrolls and foliage, the keeled angles headed by acanthus and strapwork and terminating in cabochon and rockwork sabots, stamped F*F five times and JME seven times, the marble inscribed M to the reverse, the marble repaired, restorations and partially remounted
86cm. high x 130cm. wide x 64.5cm. deep

Lot Essay

The stamp F*F, which appears on this commode en tombeau, was probably used by Franois Fleury, the younger brother of the better-known ébéniste Adrien Fleury. The latter was initially based in the Rue Traversière, but moved on to the Rue de Charonne and subsequently on to the Rue Saint-Hyacinthe. It is probable that Franois collaborated with his brother during the outset of his career but continued to work in the Rue Traversière after Adrien left, where he is mentioned until the beginning of the reign of LOuis XVI. The F*F stamp appears on a small group of Louis XV furniture, generally commodes, some of which are embellished with rich ormolu mounts. (P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Franais du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1989, pp. 310-311)

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