Louis XVI Half-moon Commode In Lardin Marquetry

Half-moon chest of drawers in rosewood and violet wood veneer in a frame of amaranth and wrapped nets. It opens with three drawers on the front, two without crosspieces and two leaves on the sides; uprights with simulated splines. It rests on four spindle feet with bronze hooves. Oval keyholes decorated with knots and round drop handles with rows of pearls in gilded bronze. Original locks.
Louis XVI period Royal red marble top.
Height: 84 cm - width: 99 cm - depth: 43 cm
Stamped under the top LARDIN and JME Poinçon des Jurandes.

André-Antoine Lardin (1724 - 1790) - Cabinetmaker in Paris. "André-Antoine Lardin, obtained his master's degree in 1750 and moved to rue de Charenton under the sign" au Bois de Boulogne "He worked there until 1770, when he moved to settle in rue Saint Nicolas. furniture of all styles (Louis XIV, Regency, Louis XV, Transition, Louis XVI) are very beautifully made, with classic shapes and decorations. Beside the secretaries, desks, tables, ragpickers ..., he left an impressive number chests of drawers, adorned with rosewood veneer or violet wood of exceptional quality and inlaid with dark rosewood framed butterfly leaves or wings. Lardin's hallmark was his stamp affixed in very large letters. 18th century furniture and cabinetmakers).
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