A gilt-bronze mounted, kingwood and parquetry commode stamped Delaître early Louis XV, circa 1735

of serpentine bombé form with a mottled red and white marble top, above two short and two long drawers; mounts regilt

By repute formerly in the collection of Lord Vestey

Cracks and previous restorations to the veneer throughout. There is a minor loss to the veneer at the top left drawer as visible from photograph. The mounts are slightly dirty and would benefit from a light clean. The left side is slightly more faded than the rest and would benefit from a repolish according to taste. In otherwise good original condition.
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Louis Delaître received master 1738. He had a reputation for being an excellent ébéniste and produced furniture in his workshop in Rue Saint-Nicolas which at the beginning of Louis XV`s reign was still very much in the Régence style.

For comparison, see another commode by Delaître sold Christie`s Paris, Important Mobilier et Objets D`Art,  19th December 2007, lot 268.