A BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD REGENCE COMMODE

Description:

France, Paris, c. 1720/30
85 x 128 x 63 cm
Slightly curved body on bronze mounted feet, two large drawers below two smaller ones, two figural shaped corner mounts, foliage and figural tooled bronzework to front, red marble top. Some restorations and damages due to age.
Austrian Private Collection.
Form and marquetry-like chests of drawers are also known from Louis Delaitre. Lit. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIme siècle, pp. 229/230.
For the key covers and fittings see a chest of drawers by Francois Mondon (Kjellberg, p. 584, A / C).