A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT COMMODE

PROVENCE, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT COMMODE
PROVENCE, MID-18TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular top above a bombé case fitted with two foliate carved long drawers and a pierced apron carved with C-scrolls and foliage on cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes, handles replaced
36 in. (92 cm.) high, 52½ in. (134 cm.) wide, 26 in. (66 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The bold, bombé form and sculptural carving of this commode relates to the work of cabinet-makers in Provence. Two commodes, with closely related forms and carving and attributed to Nimes and Avignon are illustrated in M.-J. Beaumelle, G &V. Guerre, and P, Jaquenoud, Les Arts Decoratifs en Provence, Aix-En-Provence, 1993, p. 52, figs. 44-45.

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