Lot Essay
Jean-Georges Schlichtig, matre in 1765.
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STAMPED G.SCHLICHTIG JME, CIRCA 1770
Details
A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
Stamped G.SCHLICHTIG JME, Circa 1770
The rectangular breakfronted and eared mottled grey marble top, above two conforming drawers veneered sans traverse, the bottom drawer with shaped lower edge, the sides and front with panelled parquetry, flanked by rounded corners set with piaster and oak swag mounts, on cabriole legs with laurel chutes and scrolled acanthus sabots, stamped G.SCHLICHTIG JME
33in. (85.7cm.) high, 526in. (132.5cm.) wide, 23in. (59cm.) deep
Stamped G.SCHLICHTIG JME, Circa 1770
The rectangular breakfronted and eared mottled grey marble top, above two conforming drawers veneered sans traverse, the bottom drawer with shaped lower edge, the sides and front with panelled parquetry, flanked by rounded corners set with piaster and oak swag mounts, on cabriole legs with laurel chutes and scrolled acanthus sabots, stamped G.SCHLICHTIG JME
33in. (85.7cm.) high, 526in. (132.5cm.) wide, 23in. (59cm.) deep
Provenance
The Estate of Helen Fraser, sold Sotheby's New York, 7 April 1984, lot 119 ($9,075).