A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and marquetry commode by P. Bernard 18th century

the top stamped P. Bernard Maitre Ebeniste, with a shaped marble top above two drawers including parquetry and foliate marquetry and the sides with conforming gilt-bronze decoration, the front sabots in the form of hooves

Marble top with old repaired breaks which have been well executed with some very minor chips along the rear edge of the marble top. Minor patches to veneers. Small crack in the gilt-bronze frame on the left side of the top drawer which can easily be resoldered but is hardly noticeable. The mounts are slightly dirty and would benefit from a light clean according to taste.The mounts are stamped CP with a crown above. Minor sections of veneer missing along top edge of bottom drawer and rear right leg and generally, as visible from the catalogue illustration which can easily be restored. The gilt-bronze banding on the rear left leg is lifting as visible from the catalogue photograph and can easily be restored.Of pleasing proportions and very decorative.
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Pierre Bernard (1715 - 1770) stamped his furniture "ébéniste" to distinguish himself from the menuisier of the same name.  In 1744 he opened his shop on the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine and received the title "ébéniste privilégié du Roi suivant la cour".