ID 791845
Lot 20 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODE
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 250 000
BY MATHIEU CRIAERD, MID-18TH CENTURY
The serpentine-fronted, eared and moulded breche d'Alep marble top above two bombé shaped drawers decorated sans traverse in red, gilt and green decoration on a black ground, depicting sprays of flowers and mounted with a scrolling foliage and rockwork cartouche, the angles with pierced rockwork, C-scroll and cabochon-cast clasps, the sides decorated with seascapes, on splayed legs terminating in similarly cast sabots, stamped 'M.CRIAERD', the mounts stamped with the C-couronné poinçon
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 61 in. (155 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 9 December, 2004, lot 200, where acquired by the present owner.
Special notice
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| Artist: | Mathieu Criaerd (1689-1776) |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
| Artist: | Mathieu Criaerd (1689-1776) |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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