A LOUIS XIV GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED POLYCHROME, BLACK-AND-GILT-JAPANNED COMMODE

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26.01.2022 10:30 UTC +00:00
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Lot 172 | A LOUIS XIV GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED POLYCHROME, BLACK-AND-GILT-JAPANNED COMMODE
A LOUIS XIV GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED POLYCHROME, BLACK-AND-GILT-JAPANNED COMMODE

CIRCA 1710

The canted rectangular top decorated with a central cartouche depicting warriors on horseback and two men approaching a tower dated 1710 within foliate borders and arabesque spandrels, each side decorated with a building, flowers and bamboo, with three long drawers with polychrome floral garlands on angled supports and turned feet

31 1⁄2 in. (80 cm.) high; 45 in. (114.5 cm.) wide; 26 1⁄2 in. (67 cm.) deep







Provenance

Acquired from Etienne Levy, Paris, 1994.





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