Louis XVI Period Command Cabinet In Flamed Mahogany And Gilt Bronze, Trefoil Lock

Mahogany and Cuban flamed mahogany veneer commissioned piece of furniture. As a cabinet, it opens with 2 doors revealing 2 shelves, a large drawer at the bottom and a thinner drawer at the top. It rests on spindle legs with bronze sabots, the fluted uprights with gilt bronze asparagus. At the top a white marble cut with inverted cavetto. Beautiful chiseled and gilded bronze trim, trefoil lock. Parisian work from the end of the Louis XVI period, 1790s-1800s. Beautiful piece of furniture interesting for its originality, it is a special order from its first owner to the cabinetmaker, probably the counterpart of a secretary, a little larger. Good general condition, the varnish has been cleaned and repolished by our cabinetmaker. It is in "good house condition" with small minor accidents. Width with marble 106.5cm Total height, 167.8cm Depth, 45.5.