Louis XV Chest Of Drawers, Cm Magnien Stamp, 18th Century

Louis It is stamped CM MAGNIEN on the edge of the left side. It opens on the front with two drawers without a crossbar. It has a Rich Ornamentation of Gilt Bronze, including Lock Entrances, Corner Falls. She stands on slightly arched feet, shod with four closed gilded bronze hooves. It is topped with Languedoc Red Marble, surrounded by a Bec de Corbin all around. It measures 86 CM in length, 46 CM in depth and 85 CM in height. It is in very good condition. Claude-Mathieu Magnien (1741 - October 15, 1829) - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Master on April 17, 1771. He worked successfully until under the Empire. Towards the end of the reign of Louis XVI, this manufacturer carried out some work for the furniture of the Crown. Claude Mathieu Magnien obtained his master's degree in 1771 and set up on rue du faubourg-Saint-Antoine, at the "Name of Jesus" sign where he worked successfully until the beginning of the 19th century. Its production includes Transition style furniture and mainly Louis XVI style furniture. Its varied and elegant works (chests of drawers, trictrac tables, chests of drawers, secretaries, dressing tables, etc.) are made in mahogany wood or rosewood decorated with marquetry with regular patterns. Towards the end of the reign of Louis XVI, the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne commissioned some work from him, including a chest of drawers intended for the Princess de Lamballe for her apartments in the Château de Fontainebleau. Advertising cards were found, specifying that he owned, in addition to his workshop, "a store of all kinds of furniture", which would suggest that he could, as a merchant, put his stamp on works performed by colleagues.