327 - ELEGANT CHEST OF DRAWERS made of inlaid veneer wood, featuring two drawers without crossbars set into a curved front. Decorated with branches and bouquets set against contrasting wood panels. Richly ornamented with gilded bronze details such as drawer pulls, inlays, lamp bases, finials, and feet. Molded marble top. Stamped “Chardonnay” with a fleur-de-lis on the top.

ELEGANT CHEST OF DRAWERS made of inlaid veneer wood, featuring two drawers without crossbars set into a curved front. Decorated with branches and bouquets set against contrasting wood panels. Richly ornamented with gilded bronze details such as drawer pulls, inlays, lamp bases, finials, and feet. Molded marble top. Stamped “Chardonnay” with a fleur-de-lis on the top. Louis XV style. (Some restoration, a few missing pieces, and gaps in the veneer) Height: 86.5 cm - Width: 121 cm - Depth: 53 cm. Parisian cabinetmaker Chardonnay, recently featured in Christopher Payne Paris’s seminal work, *La Quintessence du meuble au XIXe siècle*, Paris: Ed. Monelle-Hayot, 2018, p. 281.