Spectacular Regence Louis XV Period Commode Attributed To Jean Charles Saunier

Exceptional ceremonial chest of drawers, strongly curved in plating of violet wood plated in rhomboid. Work Parisian Regency Louis XV period around 1740. It opens with 6 drawers (2 large, 2 smaller at the top and a secret drawer in the center (which opens by removing a small wedge inside). is topped with a thick red Languedoc marble molded beak corbin.Very rich bronze trim finely chiseled and gilded, falls of angles head satyrs pulling the tongue ending with clogs of feet with lion's heads, beautiful trim In addition to this outstanding bronzes, our chest of drawers is characterized by the play of curves and against curves (concave and convex drawers) Our dresser is not stamped but undoubtedly the work of a great Parisian master A dresser by Jean Charles Saunier with a comparable bronze trim is presented at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, as well as two other close models presented in major paris galleries The attribution to Jean Charles Saunier seems quite probable. Jean-Charles Saunier - Joiner-cabinetmaker. Paris. Master August 27, 1743. He was the son of Charles Saunier Ordinary cabinetmaker of the king and brother of Jean Baptiste Saunier also cabinetmaker.He kept the workshop of his father rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. He was part of the Jurande of his community between 1750 and 1752. Jean Charles Saunier is best known for being the father of the very great cabinetmaker Claude Charles Saunier, whom he trained in the production of Louis XV furniture of good quality with curved shapes and Rococo decorations, as our dresser. When he died in 1765, Claude Charles took over from his father to become one of the greatest cabinetmakers of the Louis XVI period. Superb furniture in excellent condition, our dresser has been fully restored in the rules of art without any compromise of quality. Very beautiful old stamp polish. A slightly different angle of fall pattern to the right and left (parts under the satyr masks): one of the two can be reported unless this dissymmetry was desired from the beginning. Length 129,5cm Depth 64cm Height 83 cm Other items available on www.gslr-antiques.com