Lot Essay
Jean Mathieu Chevallier, matre in 1743.
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BY JEAN MATHIEU CHEVALLIER
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AN EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
By Jean Mathieu Chevallier
The later moulded rectangular serpentine white-veined grey marble top above a central drawer flanked by two further drawers, all quarter-veneered within shaped cartouches, and two long drawers conformingly veneered above a shaped apron, the bomb sides with two shaped panels and on short legs with scrolled and foliate mounts, the carcase stamped 'I. M. CHEVALLIER', remounted, the marble restored
34 in. (87 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61.5 cm.) deep
By Jean Mathieu Chevallier
The later moulded rectangular serpentine white-veined grey marble top above a central drawer flanked by two further drawers, all quarter-veneered within shaped cartouches, and two long drawers conformingly veneered above a shaped apron, the bomb sides with two shaped panels and on short legs with scrolled and foliate mounts, the carcase stamped 'I. M. CHEVALLIER', remounted, the marble restored
34 in. (87 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61.5 cm.) deep