Small, narrow chest of drawers with trellis inlaid decoration in amaranth, rosewood and mahogany, opening with three drawers in three rows separated by crosspieces. The rounded, fluted uprights rest on tapered, fluted legs. Finely chased and gilded bronze ornamentation, creamy-brown veined marble top with inverted caves. Louis XVI style, circa 1900. 91 × 71 × 44 cm. (Small chips on the marble top, one molding partly detached). PROVENANCE: purchased from Galerie Pierre Lécoules (invoice dated December 2, 1965).

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