A Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Commode Circa 1745

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Description

height 34 1/4 in.; width 4 ft. 3 in.; depth 26 1/4 in.
87 cm; 129.5 cm; 66.5 cm

the brèche d'alep marble top above two drawers veneered sans traverse with parquetry trelliswork centered by a lobed quarter-veneered reserve, the sides with similar inlay, raised on cabriole legs headed by leaf-cast chutes continuing to sabots cast with scrolled toes. Re-mounted, bearing the stamp M. Criaerd.

Provenance

Private Collection, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, October 23, 1964, lot 365