A Parisian transition period bombe-form chest of drawers - image-1

Lot 794 Dα

A Parisian transition period bombe-form chest of drawers

Auction 1028 - overview Cologne
16.05.2014, 14:00 - Decorative Arts III
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.074 € (incl. premium)

A Parisian transition period bombe-form chest of drawers

Kingwood, rosewood and maple on oak, fire-gilt bronze mountings, replaced iron locks, associated restored marble top. Stamped to the side apron: JME Schlichtig. Some bronze mountings missing, retouched damage due to earlier insect infestation. H 117, W 70, D 38 cm.
Jean-Georges Schlichtig, master 1765.

Provenance

The Inamarie and H.G. Klein collection, Cologne.

Literature

For this cabinetmaker, cf.: Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siécle, Paris 1989, p. 829 ff.