A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED LABURNUM, BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD, FUSTIC, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE

Lot 82
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 50 400
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Lot 82 | A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED LABURNUM, BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD, FUSTIC, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
Valeur estimée
£ 30 000 – 50 000
A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED LABURNUM, BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD, FUSTIC, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE LANGLOIS, CIRCA 1765-70

The serpentine white marble top inlaid with bands of Spanish brocatelle and anthemia and floral roundels of giallo, rouge griotte, and vert de mer, above four crossbanded simulated panelled drawers inlaid with foliate scrolls, mounted with foliate-cast looped handles and centred by an escutcheon above an inlaid foliate husk, the sides panels inlaid with ribbon-tied foliate sprays to each corner and centred by a ribbon-tied husk wreath, above a shaped apron, flanked by keeled angles headed by rocaille mounts and chutes terminating in outswept feet with scrolling sabots, inscribed in chalk 'London' and '2662', the mounts re-gilt

36 1/2 in. (93 cm.) high; 62 in. (157 cm.) wide; 24 1/2 in. (63 cm.) deep





Provenance

With Frank Partridge Ltd, before 1968.



Literature

A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, p. 35, pl. 47.



Special notice


Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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