French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Commode by Nicolas Jean Marchand, c. 1735. The serpentine form commode has two small drawers above a single long drawer. The commode is mounted with ormolu handles, key escutcheons, chutes, and an apron mount. Original brown and white mottled marble top Signed Marchand, JME ( Nicholas-Jean Marchand) Ex Collection: MRS. L. Boyd Hatch Provenance: Dalva Brothers...

Pair of French vases with ormolu mounts on granite, now mounted as lamps.

The shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry with three drawers, on short cabriole legs. Provenance: Private collection...

Very fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry commode French, Early 20th Century Height 95cm, width 162cm, depth 59cm After an important model by Jean-Henri Riesener (French, 1734-1806), a highly renowned ebeniste of great standing, this exceptional commode is of outstanding quality, and fully embodies the quality of craftsmanship and great artistic style of the Louis XVI period and the original piece, which is currently housed in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. Riesener was a leading exponent and supplier of pieces in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style, and this design conveys the regal feel and presence of his manner, most notably in terms of the beautiful marquetry decorative panel to the front. It consists of a white marble top, above front facing drawers, with a lower door opening; curved sides that are extensively decorated with intricate geometric designs, and a central panel that depicts, in inlay...