BY HUBERT HANSEN, CIRCA 1750

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH, AND SATINE MAQUETRY COMMODE
BY HUBERT HANSEN, CIRCA 1750
The associated alabastro fiorito top above a serpentine case with two transverse marquetry drawers with a central floral spray and bird cartouche flanked by two smaller cartouches, the sides with ribbon-tied bouquets, mounted with chutes and sabots, stamped JB SAUNIER twice and H HANSEN
33 ¾ in. (85.5 cm.) high, 52 ¼ in. (132.5 cm.) wide, 25 in. (65 cm.) deep

Provenance

Collection of Helen C. Lanier.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Hubert Hansen, maître in 1747
Jean-Baptiste Saunier, maître in 1757
A pair of encoignures by Hansen with the same distinctive marquetry cartouches and stylized fleurs de lys was sold Sotheby’s, New York, 20 November 1993, lot 205 ($70,000 exc. premium).

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