A CONSULATE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE

The Property of the Descendants of the Author EUGÈNE SÜE (Lots 67-68) Eugène Süe (1804-1857), the godchild of Joséphine de Beauharnais, although destined to enter the medical world by his father, became a writer, associating with contemporary authors such as Lamartine, Saint Beuve, Balzac and Dumas. His works, which became widely known at the time, include Mystère de Paris, Les enfants trouvés and Les sept péchés capitaux.

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A CONSULATE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE

The rectangular black marble top above three long drawers mounted with lion-mask handles between pilasters headed by female herms and on paw feet, the marble broken
45in. (114cm.) wide; 34½in. (87cm.) high

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Eugène Süe (1804-1857)

拍品專文

A related commode was anonymously sold in these Rooms, 9 December 1993, lot 143.
This type of commode is related to the production of Bernard Moliton (1755-1833)