LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANCOIS LELEU

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH AND MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT COMMODE
LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANCOIS LELEU
The grey-veined white eared marble top above two drawers with cut-cornered panels, flanked by circular handles decorated with beads, the stop-fluted circular angles on circular tapering legs terminating in ormolu sabots, with the crowned brand 'LPO', with an inventory number '204+'
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 49¾ in. (126,5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

With its restrained outline and use of figured veneers, this commode relates to the oeuvre of the ébéniste Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807). A closely related mahogany commode stamped by Leleu was sold, Christie's, New York, 18 October 2002, lot 639.

The inscription 'LPO', with the letters L and P beneath a crown, was employed on furniture from the collection of Louis-Philippe before his ascent to the throne, when he was still duc d'Orléans, between 1815 and 1830. Descendant of King Louis XIV, Louis-Philippe (1773-1850) became King of the French in 1830 after the abdication of King Charles X (1757-1836), reigning until the Revolution of 1848.

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