Vermiglio, Giordano and Cressent on a Plate

Fine 18^th century furniture has become a somewhat rare commodity under the hammer. This chest of drawers by Charles Cressent is a splendid example.

This “sacred conversation” from a major private collection reconciles the Roman and Bolognese schools under the kind eyes of three saints.

Did joiner Georges Jacob make this flat-backed chair for the Count of Artois? Its result, princely for an armchair, tends to support the hypothesis.