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Chest of drawers with a slight overhang in veneer...

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Chest of drawers with a slight overhang in veneer inlaid with flowering branches in wood of end in the frames of bronze rods, opening by two drawers without crossbar, the legs cambered. Ornamented with chased and gilded bronzes such as lion's heads, keyholes and foliated lamp bases. Aleppo breccia marble top. Stamp of Nicolas PETIT, received Master in 1761, (twice) and punch of the Jurande des Menuisiers Ebénistes (JME). Transition of the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods (Small accidents and missing, handles added, restorations of use. Missing a decorative element in bronze, gilding worn). Height 85 cm Width 89 cm Depth 50 cm Note: an identical chest of drawers reproduced in " L'art et la manière des maitres ébénistes français au XVIIIème siècle " by Jean Nicolay, p. 366, reproduced figure U.