SOUTH OF FRANCE, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT COMMODE
SOUTH OF FRANCE, MID-18TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular top above two drawers decorated with shaped panels with scrolls, above a pierced apron carved with foliate scrolls, on cabriole legs and hoof feet, one back leg restored
33½ in. (85 cm.) high ; 47 in. (119 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The wood, shape and carving of this commode are characteristic of the oeuvre of the cabinet-makers in Provence in the mid-18th Century. A related example of a fine commode with two paneled drawers and a closely matching delicately carved pierced apron is illustrated in H. Algoud, Meubles et Ensembles Provençaux, Paris, 1949, p.6.

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