A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND ORMOLU MOUNTED COMMODE
Lot 348

A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND ORMOLU MOUNTED COMMODE

BY JEANSELME, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed17 May 2011

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GBP 5,000

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A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND ORMOLU MOUNTED COMMODE
BY JEANSELME, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The verde antico marble above a frieze drawer mounted with swags, two deep drawers with ribbon-tied berried laurel and paterae with a further plinth drawer, ivorine label 'CH.JEANSELME Rue des Arquebusiers 7 & 9, PARIS'
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 49¼ in. (125 cm.) wide; 22¾ in. (58 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The firm Jeanselme firm started in 1824 as JEANSELME FRERES, with the stamp changing over the century as it passed to various members of the family and outside partners. Charles-Henri Jeanselme was born in 1856 and joined the firm in 1880. The original street where the workshop was located was called rue du Harlay until 1879, when it was renamed Rue des Arquebusiers. However, the stamp changed to 'Ch. JEANSELME ET CIE ' only in 1883 and was used until 1930.

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