A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE

BY HAENTGES FRÈRES, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed16 October 2018

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, EBONY AND BOIS SATINÉ PARQUETRY COMMODE
BY HAENTGES FRÈRES, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The breakfront D-shaped brèche violette marble top above three frieze drawers and two cabinet doors enclosing a shelf, stamped 'HAENTGES FRES', the reverse stenciled 'HAENTGES FRES/ FABRICANTS/ 19 Rue Titon, PARIS', with further metal plaquette engraved 'ÉBÉNISTERIE - BRONZES/ HAENTGÉS FRÈRES/ FABRICANTS/ 6, Rue Titon, PARIS'
35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) high, 46 ½ in. (118 cm.) wide, 18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Operating from the late 19th century from workshops at 6 and 9 Rue Titon, the Haentges brothers made seat and case furniture mainly in the Louis XVI style, see C. Payne, Paris Furniture – The Luxury Market of the 19th Century, Paris, p. 386