EMPIRE COMMODE. MAHOGANY, OAK, ORMOLU BRONZE, SAINT ANNE MARBLE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: Z0546
Empire chest of drawers. Mahogany, oak, gilded bronze, Sainte Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers with a Sainte Anne marble top, made of carved mahogany and oak, with three drawers at the front decorated on the front with two rings emerging from the jaws of two lion protomes in gilded bronze and a lock shield with two crossed cornucopias; under the top there is another hidden drawer with internal divisions; the front legs have been carved in the shape of a claw, and the rear ones are rectangular. The marble known as Saint Anne is a dark grey veined marble 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 have been preserved. The high-quality gilt bronze fittings, the composition of the furniture and its decoration link the piece to the French Empire style, so called because it developed mainly 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 the French examples are known. Similar examples can be found in prominent European residences, mainly in France. In Spain, similar chests of drawers are preserved in various palaces and institutions such as the National Museum of Decorative Arts or the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid, for example.
· Size: 128x60x95 cms.
2.500 €
