View full screen - View 1 of Lot 21. A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood, amaranth, holywood mosaic-shaped marquetry commode, circa 1780-1785, stamped by Jean-Henri Riesener.

A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood, amaranth, holywood mosaic-shaped marquetry commode, circa 1780-1785, stamped by Jean-Henri Riesener

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

opening with five drawers on three levels, the bronze mounts decorated with water leaves, the upper drawers with flutes and flowers, with concave facets resting on tapering feet capped with foliate hoofs, the apron centered by a lion mask and the keyhole escutcheons adorned with back-to-back putti, with a white veined marble top, stamped JH RIESENER; en suite with the previous lot


Haut . 91 cm, larg. 133 cm, prof. 61,5 cm; Heigth. 35 3/4 in, length.52 1/2 in, depth. 24 1/4 in

Former collection of Etienne-Denis, duc Pasquier, chancelier Pasquier (1767-1862);

Then by direct descent to the family until today at the château de Sassy, Normandie.

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