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An Extraordinary French Regence Style Commode

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Furniture Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD
An Extraordinary French Regence Style Commode
<B>An Extraordinary French Regence Style Commode<BR><BR></B></I>Unknown maker, Paris, France<BR>Circa 1820-1850<BR>Rosewood and amaranth wood, gilt bronze, marble<BR>Marks: <I>PEYTAT-PARIS <BR></B></I>36.25 inches high x 55 inches wide x 24 inches deep<BR><BR> The two-drawer <I>commode à tombeau </B></I>with parquetry decoration, the drawers framed in gilt bronze beaded stringing with foliate corners; bail handles with floral bosses, the escutcheons with addorsed therm heads within scroll; the corners with gilt bronze female mask and <I>lambrequin</B></I> mounts and scroll sabots; the ends centered with swirled leaf mount; Breche d'Alep marble top.<BR><BR>Based on a commode designed by the early 18th century <I>ébéniste et marchand </B></I>Mercier Noel Gerard, this Regence style commode bears the mark <I>Peytat-Paris</B></I> on one of the locks.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>From the personal collection of Loyd Taylor and Paxton Gremillion, Dallas, Texas <B>Condition Report:</B> good restored condition<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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