Thomas Moore
Head of Department
Lot 58TP
An early Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and parquetry serpentine commodecirca 1740 but re-mounted, probably in the 19th century
21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£10,000 - £15,000
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An early Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and parquetry serpentine commode
circa 1740 but re-mounted, probably in the 19th century
The quarter veneered top inlaid with a central rectangular tablet intersected by a lozenge tablet, with a moulded brass edge, above two short quarter veneered and walnut-lined drawers flanking a central secret drawer, over one long walnut-lined drawer inlaid with quarter veneering, flanked by rounded angles, on cabriole legs terminating in pierced opposing C-scroll and foliate cast sabots, the reverse stamped three times: 'M. CRIAERD', 149cm wide x 72cm deep x 83cm high, (58 1/2in wide x 28in deep x 32 1/2in high)
The quarter veneered top inlaid with a central rectangular tablet intersected by a lozenge tablet, with a moulded brass edge, above two short quarter veneered and walnut-lined drawers flanking a central secret drawer, over one long walnut-lined drawer inlaid with quarter veneering, flanked by rounded angles, on cabriole legs terminating in pierced opposing C-scroll and foliate cast sabots, the reverse stamped three times: 'M. CRIAERD', 149cm wide x 72cm deep x 83cm high, (58 1/2in wide x 28in deep x 32 1/2in high)
Footnotes
The offered lot shares a number of elements in common with another commode, likewise stamped: 'M. CRIAERD', which sold Christie's, London, 2 May 2013, East and West: A Private Collection from Eaton Square & Anouska Hempel, lot 25.
Both employ a similarly striking use of kingwood veneers although the Christie's example incorporates a more complex trellis type of parquetry. Each commode has an integral veneered top, rather than a marble one, which is edged with a moulded brass mounted border. They appear to have characteristically restrained serpentine fronts while both the configuration and number of drawers are also identical.
