Lot Essay
Mathieu Criaerd, maître in 1738.
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BY MATHIEU CRIAERD
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD PETITE COMMODE
By Mathieu Criaerd
The shaped brêche d'Alèp marble top with a moulded edge above four drawers with shaped cartouches veneered à quatre faces and with rockwork escutcheons, mounted to the corners with foliate chutes, on cabriole legs ending in pierced C-scroll and rockwork sabots, the sides with conforming veneering, stamped 'M. CRIAERD', inscribed on the underside of the marble 'lot 325' and '13277 43 B132 2', restorations to the veneers, reduced in height, originally with an additional drawer
38¾ in. (98.5 cm.) high; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
By Mathieu Criaerd
The shaped brêche d'Alèp marble top with a moulded edge above four drawers with shaped cartouches veneered à quatre faces and with rockwork escutcheons, mounted to the corners with foliate chutes, on cabriole legs ending in pierced C-scroll and rockwork sabots, the sides with conforming veneering, stamped 'M. CRIAERD', inscribed on the underside of the marble 'lot 325' and '13277 43 B132 2', restorations to the veneers, reduced in height, originally with an additional drawer
38¾ in. (98.5 cm.) high; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1973, lot 325 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-24).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. D-24).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.