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Chest of drawers with a curved front in marquetry and rosewood veneer.
It features four drawers in three rows, framed with brass fluting.
The uprights are rounded and also adorned with brass fluting.
The floor is covered in gray Sainte-Anne marble.
Very beautiful gilt bronze trim.
Trace of a difficult-to-read stamp (the end of …AED - this is likely Mathieu's brother, named André or Antoine.
Regency period.
82 x 130 x 59 cm
André or Antoine CRIAERD, of Flemish origin, was the dean of a dynasty of Parisian master cabinetmakers.
Based in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, his fine, skillfully crafted furniture all dates back to the early 18th century. Towards the end of this period, he had business relationships with the renowned furniture manufacturer and dealer Pierre Migeon.
The Chaalis collections bequeathed to the Institute by Mrs. Edouard André include a tomb-shaped commode made of amaranth veneer, decorated with bronze and framed in dark wood.
MUSEUM:
Tomb-shaped commode made of amaranth veneer - Museum Jacquemart-André - Chaalis
BIBLIOGRAPHY
18th-Century French Furniture - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur - 2008
18th-Century Cabinetmakers - Count François de Salverte - Les Editions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934
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