BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY PIERRE ROUSSEL, MID-18TH CENTURY
The serpentine-fronted rouge royal marble top above two bombé drawers inlaid sans travers with flower sprays, the sides conformingly inlaid, the angles with pierced scrolling foliate clasps, on splayed legs terminating in rockwork and foliate cast sabots, stamped P.ROUSSEL JME
88 cm. high x 143 cm. wide x 66 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

Pierre Roussel, maître in 1745.

Established in the Rue de Charenton at L'Image de St. Pierre, Roussel was one of the most prolific ébénistes of the period, his atelier continuing after his death in 1782 up until 1792-5. He was particularly renowned for his use of naturalistic floral marquetry, as on this commode, often enhanced with vigorous engraving to increase the illusionistic effect. One closely related C-scroll encadrements is employed on an another floral marquetry commode by Roussel, illustrated in P. Verlet, Les Ebénistes du XVIIIe Siècle Français, Paris, 1963, p. 131.

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