Chiffoniere

Very beautiful Louis XV period chest of drawers inlaid 18th century Curved on all sides, inlaid with Rosewood and Rosewood. It opens on the front with three drawers and a cheton (drawer on the side). It is topped with Saint Anne gray marble, surrounded by an openwork bronze gallery. It rests on 4 slightly arched legs connected by an inlaid top also with an openwork bronze gallery. They are shod with bronze clogs. The tray measures 39cm x 31cm Height is 71 cm It is in very good condition. Buffer varnish “chiffonniers are a kind of small chest of drawers for ladies, which they use when they are working, either sewing or embroidering. These tables have two or three drawers on the front or, what is better, on the side of the table, so as not to harm those who use them. » The chiffonier was therefore a work table.