A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE
The later waved fior di pesco marble top above two short and two long drawers, inlaid sans traverse with a central cartouche of ribbon-tied flowers flanked on each side by further flowers, the sides with flowers, with a shaped apron and pierced c-scroll and foliate mounts, on bracket feet with pierced rockwork mounts, stamped 'JME' and '...IN' twice, the associated marble top with restored breaks, the front reveneered and originally with divided drawers and possibly further serpentined
33 in. (85 cm.) high; 50 in. (129 cm.) wide; 24 in. (62 cm.) deep

拍品專文

Even though the front has been reveneered, the marquetry is now very reminiscent of the production of Pierre Roussel, with contrasting foliate and floral spray reserves inlaid sans traverse within shaped reserves. A related commode, very similar in shape, is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Franais du XVIIIe Sicle, Paris, 1989, p. 730, ill. D.