Rosewood and satinwood curved chest of drawers with frieze d - Lot 126

Rosewood and satinwood curved chest of drawers with frieze decoration. It opens on three rows with five drawers, three of which are in the first row. The straight uprights, curved and pinched for the fronts, rest on small cambered feet. Chased and gilded bronze trim: lock escutcheons, handles, apron, falls, descents and sabots. Rance marble top with corbin. Stamped D. GENTY (on the base of the front right jamb) Denis GENTY. Master in 1754 Paris. Louis XV period H_88.5 cm W_132 cm D_65 cm Restoration. Marble repaired. Denis Genty, received his master's degree in 1754. He first set up shop in the Faubourg Saint Antoine, where he is considered one of the neighborhood's leading cabinetmakers. A few years later, he moved his workshop to rue de l'Echelle-Saint-Honoré, under the sign "À la descente des Tuileries". His customers were very wealthy, belonging to the highest aristocracy. Other cabinetmakers, including Landrin, Dautriche, Hadouin and Macret, supplied him with furniture that he sold alongside his own production. Most of the furniture, signed by GENTY, is in the Louis XV style, worked with great taste. A few rare pieces in the Transition and Louis XVI styles also bear his stamp. There are numerous curved commodes, secretaries inlaid with large flowers on a light wood background, writing desks and small tables covered with highly decorative inlays of flowers or birds. GENTY's creations also include furniture adorned with Chinese lacquer and chests of drawers embellished with a dazzling assemblage of rocaille bronze. Expert: Stéphane Pépe