Louis XV Period Sautéed Chest Of Drawers - Transition Stamped By J Dubois

Small chest of drawers called "sauteuse" Louis XV transition, 18th century, in veneered wood, rosewood in curling and amaranth, This rectangular chest of drawers opens with two drawers with concealed crosspieces, with handles in falling rings, The front offers a decoration representing a central medallion with musical attributes, Greek fillets in an amaranth surround, Gilded and chiseled bronze trim, The uprights are straight, The whole resting on arched feet ending in sabots, It is topped with a speckled gray-black marble. Stamped J. DUBOIS. About: Jacques Dubois (1693-1763) - cabinetmaker - Master on September 5, 1742. Dubois is a great master, who knew how not to confine himself to a genre and who knew how to adapt his flexible and varied talent to everything in furniture that could represent the beauty and nobility of lines.