Commode with Trompe l'oeil marquetry in precious woods France Transition period circa 1770<\/b><\/p>\n
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Successful trompe l'oeil (mimicry) marquetry in the 18th century:<\/p>\n
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Numerous pieces of furniture of different periods and styles, either anonymous or stamped by various prestigious cabinetmakers, are decorated with trompe l'\u0153il (mimicry) marquetry simulating scenes of life, landscapes, interwoven parquetry, small cubes, bottomless cubes, Trefoils, florets, crosses, false fluting and other Grecques. These marquetries are featured on the stamped works of many 18th-century cabinetmakers, giving the impression of paintings, relief, repetition and depth, and generating sumptuous decorations enhanced by gilded bronzes, fine varnishes and marbles.<\/p>\n
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A magnificent commode opening to five drawers on three rows, with marquetry of precious veneers such as Saint-Martin red or bois d'\u00c9pis de Bl\u00e9, King wood, Rosewood, Amaranth, Ebony, Maple or Tobacco wood, tinted Sycamore, Boxwood and featuring a beautifully crafted trompe l'oeil (Mimicry)decoration : of trefoils, florets, lattice work, false fluting and grecques, with a beautiful Languedoc Red marble top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Very fine French work from the Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI period, circa 1770. Although anonymous, the cabinetmaker who worked on this chest of drawers was a confirmed Master, as the quality of the work is so high.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sizes: H 36.22 In. - W 51.96 In. - D 26.77 In.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In very good condition, our chest of drawers has been restored according to the rules of the Art and has received a beautiful pad varnish. An old marble restoration on a rear corner (very well executed) is to be reported.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Commode \u00e0 marqueterie en trompe l\u2019\u0153il de bois pr\u00e9cieux France \u00e9poque Transition vers 1770 \u00a0 Des marqueteries de trompe l\u2019\u0153il \u00e0 succ\u00e8s au XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle : De nombreux meubles d\u2019\u00e9poque et de styles diff\u00e9rents, anonymes ou estampill\u00e9s par divers \u00e9b\u00e9nistes renomm\u00e9s, sont d\u00e9cor\u00e9s de marqueteries en trompe l\u2019\u0153il simulant, des sc\u00e8nes de vie, des […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n