Commode In Marquetry Stamped C.topino Transition Period XVIII

Chest of drawers called "Sauteuse" in marquetry of rosewood and amaranth Stamped *C.Topino and ** JME Period Transition Louis XV / Louis XVI XVIII th. The chest of drawers opens with three drawers, two of which without crossbars, inlaid with rosewood in thread and cross-grain adorned with spandrels and a frieze drawer. The belt is inlaid with an antique frieze in amaranth underlined with light lines on a green tinted wooden background. Canted front uprights inlaid with rosewood interlocked in an amaranth frame, ending in arched legs. Inlaid sides u model of the facade. Elegant ornamentation of gilded bronzes (formerly re-gilded) Original locks working with two keys. Period red Pyrenees marble top in very good condition. The Louvre Museum has in its collection a similar chest of drawers from the Louis XVI period Stamped C.Topino currently on deposit at the Palace of Versailles (see photo) *Charles Topino (around 1742-1803) – cabinetmaker - master's degree obtained on July 4, 1773: A prolific 18th century cabinetmaker, a great designer of fancy furniture, Charles Topino's fame rests on his rich furniture and his marquetry of utensils. No doubt a native of Arras, Charles Topino began his career as a free worker in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. He is the brother of the merchant-cabinetmaker Jean-Baptiste, known under the pseudonym of Lebrund and the nephew of the painter Topino-Lebrun. Master in 1773, he was called in 1782 to the office of deputy of the Jurande of carpenters-cabinetmakers. Recognized in France and abroad, Topino attracts a large clientele of haberdashers and fellow cabinetmakers such as Boudin, Migeon or even Delorme, but also French lords such as the Marquis de Graville In the forefront of the masters of his century, his production is characterized by very personal and very recognizable works, which essentially belong to the Transition and Louis XVI styles. **JME hallmark of Jurande