Antoine Krieger A LOUIS XVI STYLE LACQUERED BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND QUARTER-VENEERED SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS LELEU Paris, circa 1900

surmounted by a brèche violette marble top above a long frieze drawer and two long drawers, the carcass stamped twice KRIEGER.

The marble top with the usual scratches to top and minor chips to edges. The back proper right corner has been broken and repaired, now showing a professionally filled crack. All bronze mounts have been varnished resulting in a dark color. The carcass and wood veneers with minor nicks and scratches consistent with age and use.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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A similar model by Krieger, sold in these rooms, October 26, 2010 lot 282, for 20,000 USD.

The original commode, on loan from the Petit Trianon, is shown in a line engraving in the retrospective part of the Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1882, De Champeau & Others, 'Les arts du bois,' pub. Quantin, 1883, p. 80. The commode entered the Petit Trianon in 1867 on the occasion of an earlier exhibition dedicated to the memory of Marie-Antoinette, organized under the patronage of the Empress Eugènie. The original now at Versailles (inv. V 702) was first recorded in 1796 in the Luxembourg Palace and, although as yet not related to any commisssion prior to 1796, one might infer an important noble provenance.

Both marchands-merciers and manufacturers of furniture with large mechanized workshops, Antoine Krieger and his brother Nicolas launched Maison Krieger in 1826 at 17, Rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris. In 1850 the firm was established as Antoine Krieger et Cie. By 1880 the firm was one of the largest mechanized workshops of furniture in Paris, located at 74, Rue Du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. Numerous furniture styles were displayed and created by Maison Krieger, producing and exhibiting copies of eighteenth century and Empire designs, while also creating modern interpretations of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. They were exhibitors at the major exhibitions of the nineteenth century up to the 1900 Exposition Universelle.