Breccia Marble Dressers

This is a superb, extremely rare pair of paint decorated lingerie chests with fantastic inset marble tops and cherubs and painted flowers everywhere. Measures 13.75 deep x 25.25 wide...

Gustavian Paint Decorated Swedish chest / dresser marble top, brass accent Single gustavian chest manufactured in Sweden with later blue paint decor...

An important Louis XV gilt bronze-mounted rosewood marquetry commode, so-called sauteuse, stamped on the top of the right front stile carrying the name of Jacques Bircklé (1734-1803). The commode displays a bombe front, with two small top drawers and one large bottom drawer, raised on four tall curved legs triangular in section terminating in gilt-bronze sabots. The sides are of slightly curved outline. Front and sides with elaborate mirrored rosewood veneer on a carcase of oak, set with extensive gilt-bronze mounts featuring motifs of acanthus scrolls and flowers. The foliate handles and key surround are finely cast and chased as are the gilt-bronze mounts of the fore corners featuring scrolls, rocailles and floral pendants. The downward curving apron at the front centred by a gilt-bronze acanthus mount. The slab of shaped Brêche d'Alep marble on the top. Jacques Bircklé, born 1734, received his cabinet makers' master title 1764 and set up shop at first at the rue de Charenton and later at the rue Saint Nicolas and became one of the most famous maitres ebenistes of his time. Later in his career he was commissioned by Marie-Antoinette to work for her Chateau Saint Cloud and also worked for the Duc d'Orleans, for the Princesse de Lamballe...

French antique, Louis XVI style chest of drawers in patinated rosewood, oak as a secondary wood, with a most stunning "Breccia" marble top, gorgeous coloration and veining. Three dov...