Rectangular chest of drawers with central recess in rosewood - Lot 202

Rectangular chest of drawers with central recess in rosewood and composite fillets with framed decoration. It opens with three drawers in the entablature and two drawers with recessed rails in the central body. The straight uprights, rounded on the front, rest on tapered legs. They are adorned with simulated fluting. Chased and gilded bronze trim: lock escutcheons, pull rings on macaron, apron, leafy falls, set rings and sabot. Grey Saint-Anne marble top. Stamped: J.B. VASSOU. Jean-Baptiste VASSOU (1739-1807) Cited master in 1767 (on the base of the left rear jamb). Paris. Louis XVI period H_88,5 cm W_114 cm D_51cm Restoration. Marble repaired. Expert : Stéphane Pepe