Mazarine crossbow-front chest of drawers in olive wood venee - Lot 38

Mazarine crossbow-front chest of drawers in olive wood veneer, rosewood and boxwood fillets, opening on four rows with five drawers with walnut inlays, two of which are in the first row. The top, front and sides are inlaid with diamond-shaped reserves in banded surrounds. The cross-shaped jambs rest on hind legs. Bronze trim: lock escutcheons, drop handles on rosettes, apron, falls with mascarons and set sabots. France, South. Louis XIV period. H_ 83, 5 cm W_ 1190 cm D_65 cm (Restoration to original condition, later locks). Expert : Stéphane Pepe