A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers mounted sans travers with two young figures resting upon oak tree branches flanking a flaming urn, with birds perched among the leaves enclosing handles, the concave front corners each enclosing a putto supporting a dove within an oval frame above a tree trunk extending down the front legs and issuing further intertwining branches to each side, the reverse of the lock plate stamped 'V.F./PARIS' with crossed keys and stamped '27'
36 ¾ in. (93.5 cm.) high; 60 in. (153.5 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine brèche d'Alep marble top above two drawers mounted sans travers with two young figures resting upon oak tree branches flanking a flaming urn, with birds perched among the leaves enclosing handles, the concave front corners each enclosing a putto supporting a dove within an oval frame above a tree trunk extending down the front legs and issuing further intertwining branches to each side, the reverse of the lock plate stamped 'V.F./PARIS' with crossed keys and stamped '27'
36 ¾ in. (93.5 cm.) high; 60 in. (153.5 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) deep