FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE MARQUETRY ANTIQUE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French Marquetry Chest of Drawers
DESCRIPTION
An extremely good quality French Victorian kingwood and marquetry inlaid break fronted chest of drawers with shaped marble top in the Louis XVI style featuring a raised central oval panel inlaid with musical instruments, sheet music and leaves within a bronze gilt beaded moulded frame with beautifully chased bronze gilt foliate corner mounts. The front and sides are delicately inlaid with flowers, leaves, wheatsheaf's and ribbon in various dyed woods within a double boxwood stringing frame with dyed sycamore quilting background to the front.
The rounded corners have an ebony and boxwood design with acanthus leaf bronze gilt mounts terminating to tapering fluted legs stood on sabot feet. The two drawers have impressive bronze gilt beaded swan neck handles which are oak lined and have a working lock with their original key.
The reverse of the mounts are stamped JH.
Height - 85 cm (33 ½ inches)
Width - 118 cm (46 ½ inches)
Depth - 56 cm (22 inches)
Circa - 1890 - 1900
Price £9,700
Styled with our French boulle mantel clock, Italian alabaster table lamp and French giltwood mirror
Delivery is free for most of the mainland UK. If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote. If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
This item will be delivered by a trustworthy carrier and we aim to deliver within two weeks of purchase, but please allow three weeks. We use smaller carrier companies which take a bit longer but we would rather your item arrives at your door safely. Like our small items, our larger items are packaged well and protected.
All of our items can be collected.