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Lot 448
A Signed Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
18th century, marked under marble at front left corner "AMORE AV(?)" and "JME" (for Jurande des Menuisiers-Ébénistes) mahogany and light wood veneers, oak and pine secondary, rouge marble top with serpentine front and molded edge, above a bombé form case with applied ormolu mounts throughout and featuring two upper side-by-side drawers above two long drawers, double inlaid paneled sides.

33.5 x 51.5 x 25.25 in.

From the Collection of Tony & Linda Bakker, Charleston, SC

Marble top is old and likely original and bearing appropriate edge chipping and surface wear; break and repair to right corner of marble (now stable); later pulls and ormolu mounts; drawer secondary wood restoration; veneer chipping and losses.

$1,000 - 3,000