BY JOSEPH SCHMITZ, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY JOSEPH SCHMITZ, MID-18TH CENTURY
Inlaid overall with cube parquetry, the serpentine moulded porta santa marble top above two shaped drawers decorated sans traverse, centred by a cartouche-shaped medallion inlaid with a basket of flowers, above a shaped apron, the keeled angles headed by rockwork mounts above cabriole legs terminating in pierced foliate sabots, stamped 'J. SCHMITZ' AND 'JME', the mounts repositioned
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 21¾ in. (55.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Joseph Schmitz, maître in 1761.
This elegant commode's flower basket in marquetry of various woods is a recurrent feature in the oeuvre of Schmitz. It appears on various other examples by him, including a related commode sold, Christie's, New York, 19 May 2004, lot 264. Further related commodes by Schmitz are illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 2002, p. 836, fig.a, and in C. Packer, Paris Furniture, Newport, 1956, fig.92.

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