A LOUIS XV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE

MID-18TH CENTURY, BORDEAUX

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A LOUIS XV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
Mid-18th century, bordeaux
The serpentine grey and white veined marble top above two short and two long panelled bombé drawers flanked by fluted and cabochon angles, above a shell and foliate-carved apron and scroll feet, remounted, locks replaced
36½in. (93cm.) high, 63in. (160cm.) wide, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Closely related Bordelaise commodes are illustrated in J. Du Pasquier, Les Arts Décoratifs Bordelais, Paris, 1991, pp. 114-5, while another very similar commode is illustrated in L. Malfoy, Le Meuble de Port, Paris, 1992, p. 109.