J Chastel

Beautiful antique chest of drawers from the Louis Seize Period. This commode comes from France and dates from circa 1780-1790. It is...

18th century French chest of drawers made from oak and walnut. The top is made from oak and has a serpentine and beveled edge aro...

Louis XVI / Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in France in the early 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut, oak and fruitwood veneer. The commode is absolutely stunning. Its...

For sale is a good 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Chest of Drawers. The chest has six drawers profusely inlaid and each with brass ring ...

This wonderful French 18th century demilune (half moon) shaped sideboard or chest of drawers dating back to Louis XVI period (1774 -1791) -stamped by the French cabinet maker Tondeur- features great scale, perfect proportions and stunning high craftsmanship marquetry inlays. Two spacious sans travers drawers on front with antique original cast bronze hand crafted handles and a door on each side revealing a compartment with a shelf, all rests on four square tapered legs with a luxuriously veined Italian marble top featuring a beautiful grain and gorgeous soft colors including different shades of red, yellow, ocher, white and brown. This one of a kind magnificently inlaid commode featuring mother of pearl and bone inserts to enrich the central design and the allegories of music on the sides wich are a marquetry and cabinetmaking works of art themselves. The front houses two drawers with veneered sans travers marquetry with a central medallion masterfully inlaid depicting an unusual and whimsical scene: a fairy-tale rural countryside landscape with an old building that appears to be a church in the background, surrounded by a picturesque avenue of cypress and a monkey in the foreground picking up cocoa fruits from a tree - symbols of good luck and fortune- with a dog at its side. The round panel is finished with oval mother-of-pearl inserts, a ribbon inlaid on top all surrounded by a wreath of flowers and leaves . The inlays on the side doors are equally beautiful, so detailed as to seem painted. On each door, the marquetry is inspired by the theme of music, allegories with both wind and string instruments, sheet music and a hat all gathered in a magical composition enriched by floral inspired festoons, ribbons and tassels. The casework inside shows the mastery of the cabinetmaker and attention to detail, the doors are made of precious citronnier wood framed by an ebony band. This commode of narrow proportion is a wonderful example of 18th century French craftsmanship in storage cabinet making, entirely inlaid, stamped it is an exclusive one-of-a-kind Louis XVI period work of art certainly created for a very demanding and important client now ready to be the antique conversation...

This is a carved walnut chest of drawers / dresser made in France, circa 1780. The top of the chest has a nicely molded edge and, as wit...

Antique Louis XVI chest of drawers with marquetry and marble top France (Dauphine) Walnut and others Late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 89 x 114 x 59 cm Description: A three-tiered piece of furniture with rounded pilaster strips and black inlaid fluting, standing on tapered square legs. The drawer fronts are each divided into three panels using an elaborate marquetry technique. The centre panels feature bronze key plates in typical Louis XVI style. These are framed by green-coloured bands and fillets of light and dark contrasting woods. The outer panels are used to hold the dominant handles, which also correspond to the characteristic design language of the late 18th century with bows and hangings. They are mounted on panels of diagonally set walnut and framed by alternating green and red coloured woods. The sides of the piece of furniture echo the design of the front panels. A heavy, light rose-coloured marble top with fine veining forms the upper end. Worth knowing: The wood colouring techniques used on this chest of drawers are particularly noteworthy. Enclosed you will find a photo of the piece of furniture in its unrestored found condition with clear bleaching of the wood. As can be seen, no red or green colouring was visible at this time. In the course of the restoration, the colouring was not supplemented, but the original colouring was revealed again by removing the old varnish and carefully cleaning the surfaces with fine, alcohol-soaked steel wool. This restorability of the colours shows that the wood was not only stained on the surface, but was completely dyed through. Both the design of the piece of furniture with the striking black fluting and the technique of intensive wood colouring are associated with the work of the Hache family of ebenists from Grenoble. A central element of their work was the systematic research into wood colours and staining techniques. Thomas Hache was already experimenting with local Alpine woods...

This is a fine example of a mid-18th century Louis XV provincial serpentine walnut chest of drawers. The chest is in overall very good condition. The chest features a serpentine fron...

18th Century period Louis XVI cherry chest of drawers from France. The top is made from four planks, following down to paneled sides and three drawers over three drawer configurati...

18th century Spanish walnut marquetry bureau. This is an exquisite antique Spanish bureau, circa 1780 in date this elegant bureau will soon become th...

Beautifully carved solid walnut four drawer commode or chest of drawers. French or possibly Swiss, mid to late 18th century.

Antique chest of drawers with marquetry Fulda Walnut, maple and others circa 1785 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 120 x 57 cm Description: Antique chest of drawers in the typical styl...