BY PIERRE FLECHY, MID 18TH CENTURY

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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted rosewood, tulipwood and parquetry commode
BY PIERRE FLECHY, MID 18TH CENTURY
With a later moulded serpentine-fronted grey veined marble top above two long drawers, inlaid with cube parquetry, on splayed legs terminating in scrolling ormolu sabots, stamped twice P. Flechy, re-mounted
86 cm. high x 95 cm. wide x 51 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

Pierre Flechy, maître in 1756

Flechy executed furniture of exceptional quality, he is known for the very vibrant movement of his bronze rocaille mounting as is shown on this piece of furniture.

P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1989, pp.307.

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