Consulate period chest of drawers attributed to Bernard Moli - Lot 318

Lot n° 318
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Consulate period chest of drawers attributed to Bernard Moli - Lot 318
Consulate period chest of drawers attributed to Bernard Molitor, cabinetmaker received master in 1787 in Paris In mahogany and speckled mahogany veneer, opening with three drawers in front resting on clawed front legs and three ringed decreasing balls in the back. Rich decoration of very finely chased and gilded bronzes with busts of Egyptian women and palmettes, in the center a crown of oak leaves. of oak leaves. Holds in the form of lion heads, entries of locks with clovers, key. Top of the tray of white marble. (Accidents and restorations, lateral cracks, a broken keyhole, missing a palmette, the frieze probably reported, left rear legs weakened) H. 92 cm - W. 132 cm - D. 62 cm Related works : - A model with similar bronzes of Egyptian women and clawed front legs and ringed back legs, bearing the marks of the Palais des Tuileries T1515 and L'Elysée NAPOLEON EN 9493 preserved at the Mobilier national N° inv : GME-4506-000. - Another similar model ordered for Lucien Bonaparte kept at the castle of Maisons Laffitte N° inv : MAI1997000505. - An English chest of drawers with similar bronzes and claw feet sold for 22 000 €, SVV Lombrail Teucquam, 18 May 2005. Bibliography : - Ulrich Leben, Molitor cabinetmaker from Louis XVI to Louis XVIII, Ed. Hayot 1992 n° 44 b p. 146 and n°19 p. 180 for an identical base. We find, p. 42 and 43, a secretary with a flap in speckled mahogany veneer, with the same bronzes and claw feet. - Denise Ledoux, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Dictionnaire des ébénistes et menuisiers, éditions de l'Amateur, a secretary or a similar piece of furniture, also reproduced p. 490.
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