A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE BY GUILLAUME BENEMAN THE BRONZE MOUNTS CAST BY ETIENNE-JEAN AND PIERRE-AUGUSTE FORESTIER CHASED BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE-THOMIRE AND BARDIN AND GILT BY CHAUDRON, CIRCA 1787 The rectangular eared grey marble top above three slightly breakfronted fluted and foliate-cast frieze drawers over a front formed of three panels; a left single door and a right with two panels hinged together as one door, each panel with reeded and leaf-tip-cast framing, the sides similarly panelled, the angles mounted with patinated bronze and ormolu term figures supporting baskets, on turned tapering fluted legs with reeded collars and ovoid sabots, inscribed twice on the top and back in ink M38554 and Rb872, and with a paper label inscribed II/138/B..erl.., and with indistinct chalk inscription to top st..., the underside with the brand of the Garde-Meuble twice, the interior of central drawer inscribed in white paint I.52, 321, stamped four times G. BENEMAN 38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high, 65 ¼ in. (166 cm.) wide, 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE BY GUILLAUME BENEMAN THE BRONZE MOUNTS CAST BY ETIENNE-JEAN AND PIERRE-AUGUSTE FORESTIER CHASED BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE-THOMIRE AND BARDIN AND GILT BY CHAUDRON, CIRCA 1787 The rectangular eared grey marble top above three slightly breakfronted fluted and foliate-cast frieze drawers over a front formed of three panels; a left single door and a right with two panels hinged together as one door, each panel with reeded and leaf-tip-cast framing, the sides similarly panelled, the angles mounted with patinated bronze and ormolu term figures supporting baskets, on turned tapering fluted legs with reeded collars and ovoid sabots, inscribed twice on the top and back in ink M38554 and Rb872, and with a paper label inscribed II/138/B..erl.., and with indistinct chalk inscription to top st..., the underside with the brand of the Garde-Meuble twice, the interior of central drawer inscribed in white paint I.52, 321, stamped four times G. BENEMAN 38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high, 65 ¼ in. (166 cm.) wide, 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
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