Transition Period Sauteuse Commode, Stamped C. Lebesgve

Beautiful jumper chest of drawers, it opens with two drawers without crosspiece in two rows. The sides and side panels of the facade are inlaid with rosewood in four leaves arranged like a butterfly wing and decorated with Greek fillets in amaranth frames, The central part decorated with a bouquet of flowers in a medallion . Beautiful ornamentation of original chiseled and gilded bronzes such as, entrance decorated with ribbon knots, draw rings, scraps and apron, claw feet clogs. It is topped with an original veined white marble, it has also retained its period lock and key, all the backs are in oak. C.LEBESGVE and JME stamp on the back of the right rear pillar. LEBESGUE Claude Pierre (- 1789), received master in 1750 and jury of his corporation from 1769 to 1771, he owned a very active workshop on rue Saint Nicolas and seems to have enjoyed a certain reputation, he is cited in the general almanac of merchants among the main cabinetmakers of the capital, we owe him very estimable works which he signed with the hallmark of his father Claude LEBESGUE, our chest of drawers is a perfect example. Provenance: a Bordeaux residence. Backup restorations carried out, varnished with buffer