Signed Claude Charles Saunier Brech D' Alep Marble Top French Louis XV Commode

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This is a rare and of the period, French Louis XV commode of remarkable quality and pedigree. The piece dates … Read more This is a rare and of the period, French Louis XV commode of remarkable quality and pedigree. The piece dates to the late 1700s and is in very good condition for its advanced age with minor signs of age and use, but in a state of superb preservation for over 230 years old. The piece features superb bronze ormolu in gold Dore' and a superb and highly prize Breche' D' Alep marble top that is only reserved for the finest antiques up until the early 20th century. Measures 36 tall x 57.5 wide x 25.25 deep. They don't get better than this one.

Claude-Charles Saunier, maître in 1752.
Descending from a family of ébénistes, Saunier received his maîtrise in 1752 and worked in the atelier of his father, Jean-Charles, in 1757, which was located in the rue Faubourg Saint-Antoine. Claude-Charles briefly continued to work in the Louis XV style but then rapidly adopted the Neoclassic designs of the transitional and Louis XVI periods for which he is now renowned. Saunier's success was not confined to France and his reputation reached London through his work for the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre. See less