A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE

BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1770

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, BOIS SATINE, AMARANTH AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY NICOLAS PETIT, CIRCA 1770
The moulded breakfront Frosterley marble top above two drawers with an ormolu-framed inlay of musical attributes, crossed laurel branches and a column, above a shaped apron lacking central mount, the rounded angles headed by lion masks, the sides with conforming canted frames, on squared cabriole legs and scrolled acanthus sabots, stamped 'N.PETIT JME'
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 36 in. (91 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48.5 cm.) deep

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Giles Forster
Giles Forster

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Nicolas Petit, maître in 1761.

Of elegant proportions, this commode is characteristic of Petit's oeuvre. The sans traverse ribbon-tied musical trophies flanking a fluted plinth and swagged lion-mask corner mounts are familiar features of other commodes stamped by Petit. A very closely related example, with subtle differences but similarly proportioned and with an identical marquetry scheme, was sold by the Trustees of Lord Hillingdon, Christie's, London, 29 June 1972, lot 79. Another closely related but slightly smaller commode was sold 'The Wildenstein Collection', Christie's, London, 14-15 December 2005, lot 42.