Antique Chest Of Drawers From The Louis XV–louis XVI Transition Period, Attributed To Topino

A period chest of drawers from the transition between the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, featuring marquetry on a background of rosewood and “tobacco” wood.
It opens with three rows of drawers and features a slight central projection.
The top row consists of three small drawers inlaid with a light-wood interlaced frieze on a tobacco-colored background and framed by green-stained sycamore wood.
A crossbar adorned with a gilt-bronze ingot mold separates the top row from the other two.
The two lower rows have no crossbar and each consists of a large drawer, all inlaid with flowers and foliage in vases and kitchen utensils typical of Charles TOPINO’s work. The three front panels are framed by a double Greek-style frieze in green-stained sycamore.
The sides are each inlaid with a superb bouquet of flowers in a vase.
The chest of drawers is topped with Sarrancolin marble from the Pyrenees.
Beautiful ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze.
Attributed to Charles TOPINO, a Parisian cabinetmaker who became a Master in 1773.