Lot Essay
Mathieu Criaerd, maître in 1738.
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STAMPED 'M CRIAERD', CIRCA 1730
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AN EARLY LOUIS XV LACQUERED-BRONZE-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD COMMODE**
STAMPED 'M CRIAERD', CIRCA 1730
With rectangular rouge de Maine marble top with a bowed front and molded edges, above two frieze drawers above two long drawers, all with flower-mounted pulls and flanked by corner mounts with female terms and rocaille cartouches, with foliate-cast sabots, stamped to top beneath marble, the marble top probably original
34½ in. (87.5 cm.) high, 52 in. (132 cm.) wide, 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
STAMPED 'M CRIAERD', CIRCA 1730
With rectangular rouge de Maine marble top with a bowed front and molded edges, above two frieze drawers above two long drawers, all with flower-mounted pulls and flanked by corner mounts with female terms and rocaille cartouches, with foliate-cast sabots, stamped to top beneath marble, the marble top probably original
34½ in. (87.5 cm.) high, 52 in. (132 cm.) wide, 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Sale room notice
Please note that this commode has been remounted. Also, the correct height should be 34½ in. (87.5 cm.).