Exceptional French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry, Armorial Commode

Exceptional French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry, Armorial Commode with original Marble Top, after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener

 a pair of drawers headed by a Minerva mask above laurel branches, with central panel containing inlaid sans traverse with a marquetry inlay of of ewer and basket of fruit and flowers, above a fleur de lys- studded globe supported by a crossed

cornucopia and oak branches, flanked by a foliate parquetry panel headed with floral swag, above putti which are emblematic of Justice and Temperance. The rounded sides, each with a parquetry-inlaid cupboard doors, are hung with floral swags and ribbon-suspended military trophies. 

Date: Circa 1880

Dimension: 38" high x 79.5" wide