Walnut and walnut veneer chest of drawers, opening with five drawers in three rows, the half-columned uprights adorned with fluting, resting on four tapered legs, the front of which are fluted. Sainte Anne gray marble top. Stamped by COURTE Late 18th - Early 19th century (some chips to the marble, small chips and cracks, missing, marble probably added) Height : 85.5 cm - Width : 128 cm - Depth : 59.5 cm

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