A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, KINGWOOD, HAREWOOD, AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY COMMODE
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, KINGWOOD, HAREWOOD, AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY COMMODE

BY JOSEPH ROLL ET SUCCESSEURS, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

Closed14 November 2018

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, KINGWOOD, HAREWOOD, AND CITRONNIER MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY JOSEPH ROLL ET SUCCESSEURS, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
Of breakfront shape, the rectangular brèche d'Alep marble top above a rosette-filled entrelac mounted frieze centred by a drawer and two long drawers with flower-filled trellis marquetry panels, on cabriole legs with acanthus clasps terminating in scrolled sabots, the reverse with plastic label 'Mon. ROLL/ IRÉNÉE, MILLAN, & Cie/ SUCCESSEURS/ 42 Fg St. Antoine PARIS', the lock plate stamped 'DUVIVIER 77 FG ST ANTOINE PARIS'
37 ¼ in. (94.5 cm.) high; 52 ¼ in. (133 cm.) wide; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.)

Specialist note

The firm of Joseph Roll was first established at 42 Fg St. Antoine in 1844 and subsequently exhibited in every Parisian Exposition from that date until 1867, during which period they were awarded several prizes. Roll's widow took over the business in 1877 and continued in her late husband's footsteps, winning a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1889.