CIRCA 1780, REMOUNTED

細節

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
Circa 1780, remounted
The molded rectangular grey marble top with outset rounded corners, above a freize drawer and two larger drawers with sans travers beeded ormolu panelled surround, the fluted columnar angles above fluted tapering toupie feet with engine turned capitals and caps, the sides panelled and with ormolu beeded surrounds, stamped RLE four times, 377 once and 13 twice
34¾in. (88.5cm.) high, 50in. (127cm.) wide, 24½in. (62cm.) deep

拍場告示

RLE is a French brand for the Relations Extérieures, the French Foreighn Ministry just after the Revolution.

拍品專文

The brand found on this commode is most likely that of a North European, and probably German, collection that has not yet been identified. For example, see a similar brand FB over a series of numbers found on two commodes and a bureau-cabinet from Schloß Bärenstein (illus. G. Haase, Dresdener Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, Leipzig, 1983, cat. no. 23, 47 and 89).