EMPIRE COMMODE. MAHOGANY, OAK, ORMOLU BRONZE, SAINT ANNE MARBLE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.
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Reference: Z0546
Empire style chest of drawers. Mahogany, oak, gilt bronze, Sainte Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers with a Sainte Anne marble top, made of carved mahogany and oak, featuring three drawers at the front decorated with two rings emerging from the jaws of gilt bronze lion protomes and a lock shield with two crossed cornucopias; beneath the top is another hidden drawer with internal dividers; the front legs are carved in a claw shape, and the rear legs are rectangular. The marble known as Saint Anne is a dark gray marble with veins from Belgium and widely used for furniture tops, monuments, etc., although Louis XV and Victorian style fireplace fronts and other objects made from this stone are preserved. The high-quality gilt bronze mounts, the furniture's composition, and its decoration link the piece to the French Empire style, so named because it developed primarily during the First French Empire (although it began during Napoleon's military campaigns in Italy and Egypt). However, it is worth noting the lack of decorative elements for which French examples are known. Similar examples can be found in prominent European residences, primarily in France. In Spain, various palaces and institutions, such as the National Museum of Decorative Arts and the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid, preserve similar chests of drawers.
· Size: 128x60x95 cms.
2.500 €
