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Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode, 19th Century

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This is a stunning antique walnut, marquetry and ormolu mounted Louis Revival serpentine fronted commode, circa 1880 in date. The chest has a gonzalo alves cross banded top with decorative ormolu surround, with a central pannel featuring a ribbon tied floral bouquet, over three drawers with floral marquetry decoration and ormolu rococo style handles. The sides are decorated with cornucopia and foliage and raised on angular swept legs with a serpentine apron and ormolu sabots. A lot of intricate detailing has gone into the creation of this chest. Condition: In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 85 x Width 77 x Depth 36 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 9 inches x width 2 foot, 6 inches x depth 1 foot, 2 inches. The wood is very dense and hard and can be brought to a spectacular finish. it turns well but due to its density and hardness can be difficult to work with hand tools. It also has a tendency to blunt the tools due to its abrasive properties. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter, brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes). Our reference: A2971

Dimensions:

Height: 33.47 in (85 cm)Width: 30.32 in (77 cm)Depth: 14.18 in (36 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Ormolu,Walnut,Wood,Marquetry

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1880-1889

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1880

Condition:

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: A29711stDibs: LU950633501822

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