"Louis XIV Commode In Marquetry"
Louis XIV commode in precious wood veneer including amaranth, satin and ebony.Its curved facade opens to 5 drawers on 4 rows adorned with large ebony nets.Ornamentation of gilded bronzes on drawers and front legs. The two small drawers on the top have lion-headed lock entries. The entrances of central locks represent Louis XIV child.Fluted grooves adorn the anterior and posterior sides.The four-lobed sides have unique reflections playing with light.The dresser is surmounted by a tray framed by a mold in brass. It is decorated with intertwined decorations of several species framing a brass cartridge inlaid in the tray and finely chiseled.Period early eighteenth century.Superb state.