Vintage Louis XV-style Curved Chest Of Drawers, Stamped "jacques Birckle"

A period chest of drawers with curved sides and front,Louis XV style,
Made of rosewood and violetwood, with curly-grain marquetry,
Oak frame
Two-drawer chest with a crossbar, featuringdrooping gilded bronze handles with foliage motifs, and a keyhole.The chest is adorned with a cascade of finely chiseled gilded bronzeon the side panels, featuring foliage motifs,
It rests on curved legsadorned with a bronze drop on each upper stanchion, ending insmall bronze feet.
The scalloped lower crossbarfeatures a sinuous, undulating cutout with a bronzedecorative band in its center.
The whole is topped by a thick slab ofbreccia marble.
STAMPED JME BIRCKLE
About: JacquesBircklé, master cabinetmaker
98Jacques Bircklé (1734–1803)Master craftsman in 1764Jacques Bircklé began as a journeyman before earning his master’s certificate in1764.He had a workshop on Rue de Charenton and later on Rue Saint-Nicolas.Between 1785 and 1789, he supplied the furniture warehouse with simple, everyday furnitureat modest prices, notably for Marie Antoinette at the Château de Saint-Cloud,and to Madame Elisabeth in Montreuil.He was also a supplier to the Duke of Orléans, the Marquis d’Aumont, Monsieurde Calonne, and the Princesses of Tingry and Lamballe.His supplies to the Crown ceased in 1789, but his workshop remainedactive during and after the Revolution.His work during this period was characterized by furniture in the transitional style, featuringsober yet high-quality neoclassical marquetry. He made little use ofgilded bronze to embellish his works.Works held in museums:- Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs- Paris, Musée Cognacq-Jay- Paris, Petit Palais- Versailles, Musée Lambinet