Rectangular chest of drawers with lemon and amaranth wood fr - Lot 54

Rectangular chest of drawers with lemon and amaranth wood frame. It opens onto a three-row front with five drawers, including three in the entablature and a secret drawer in the lower front rail. The straight uprights, fluted pilasters for the fronts, rest on tapered legs. Rich ornamentation in finely chased and gilded bronze: lock escutcheons with putti, drop handles, espagnolette masks, rings and clogs. Blue turquoise marble top. Paris. Louis XVI period. Attributed to Claude-Charles Saunier. H_95 cm W_131 cm D_64 cm Minor restorations Provenance : *Former David L. lsaacs collection at 44 and 46 New Oxford Street in London until its sale to William James on July 21, 1902. *Former William James collection (inventory: William James, Inventory, WDMS. 3263, 1882-1904, '86. Louis XVI Commode, marble top & ormolu mts. Isaacs. Dec. 1902. In London...£250'. *French Furniture lent by Edward James Esq. exhib. cat. Brighton 1965, p. 32 & pl. 3.1. *Sale A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation. Christie's London. December 5, 2016, lot 141 Exhibition : Brighton Art Gallery & Museum. Brighton. French Furniture lent by Edward James. Catalog. Brighton 1965.Page. 32. Plate 3.1. Expert : Cabinet Stéphane Pépe