Transition Period Chest Of Drawers Stamped Jgt Sar

Transition chest of drawers in marquetry of rosewood, palisander and amaranth fillets framed in boxwood. It opens with 5 drawers in 3 rows;

The upper row has three independent drawers inlaid with chevrons framed with nets, and the two lower drawers without crosspieces inlaid with rosewood in reserves delimited by frets and framed with rosewood.

This chest of drawers has a central projection as well as on the rear uprights, and rounded front uprights with simulated grooves.

Very beautiful ornamentation of finely chiseled bronzes and gold varnish.

It is topped with a gray Sainte Anne marble which conceals the stamp of JGT SAR.

Paris, circa 1770.

Very good condition.

Jean-Girard-Théodore SAR, was born in 1724 and was received master on October 1, 1766. Established rue de Lappe in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, he worked for a number of colleagues including Coulon and Dubuisson, as well as for merchants haberdashers. His production consists of furniture in natural wood and stained wood but he also made some more luxurious furniture in marquetry like our chest of drawers. It seems to have ceased its activity a little before the Revolution.

Length: 128.5cm.
Depth: 60.5 cm.
Height: 88cm.

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