Stamped Ellaume - Louis XV Commode In Marquetry Rosewood - 18th Century

Beautiful chest of drawers called "Tombeau" in rosewood marquetry arranged in quarries, curling or large nets.In an animated form, it opens with 5 drawers on 3 rows, including a secret.Gorgeous ornamentation of gilded bronzes with varnish d head drops Indian and dragons, hands of draw, entries of locks, apron and hooves.The floor is covered with a beautiful and thick marble breach Saint-Berthevin (3,2cm), worked of a double beak of corbin (small shock on the formerly restored top.) Stamped JC ELLAUME + JME on the previous amount Period Louis XV - XVIII century Jean Charles ELLAUME is received Master on November 6, 1754. He opened his workshop rue Traversière where, for 30 years, he produced quality furniture In particular, Louis XV-style chests of drawers and desks, all in rosewood or violet wood veneer framed by rosewood or amaranth, are elegant and chiselled with bronze ornaments. In this age, ELLAUME was considered an excellent cabinetmaker.